diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 556536e..255cf8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,41 @@ jobs:
         env:
           DEBUG_OUTPUT: ${{ steps.run.outputs.debug_output }}
 
+  create-tag:
+    name: Create Version Tag
+    needs: build
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name == 'push'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          filter: blob:none
+
+      - name: Get version
+        uses: ./
+        id: version
+
+      - name: Check if tag exists
+        id: check
+        run: |
+          if git rev-parse "v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create and push tag
+        if: steps.check.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git tag -a "v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" -m "Release v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          git push origin "v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+
   release:
     name: Publish Release
     needs: build
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 7466284..b050892 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ zero to pull the full history and tags.
   - name: Checkout
     uses: actions/checkout@v2
     with:
-      fetch-depth: 0
+      fetch-depth: 0    # fetch all history
+      filter: blob:none # exclude file contents for faster checkout
 ```
 
 Alternatively, you can set this number to a value high enough to pull all the commits