diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41d69ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+name: "publish"
+
+on: workflow_dispatch
+
+# This workflow will trigger on each push to the `release` branch to create or update a GitHub release, build your app, and upload the artifacts to the release.
+
+jobs:
+  publish-tauri:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - platform: "macos-latest" # for Arm based macs (M1 and above).
+            args: "--target aarch64-apple-darwin"
+          - platform: "macos-latest" # for Intel based macs.
+            args: "--target x86_64-apple-darwin"
+          - platform: "ubuntu-20.04" # for Tauri v1 you could replace this with ubuntu-20.04.
+            args: ""
+          - platform: "windows-latest"
+            args: ""
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: lts/*
+
+      - name: install Rust stable
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          # Those targets are only used on macos runners so it's in an `if` to slightly speed up windows and linux builds.
+          targets: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}
+
+      - name: install dependencies (ubuntu only)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' # This must match the platform value defined above.
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
+        # webkitgtk 4.0 is for Tauri v1 - webkitgtk 4.1 is for Tauri v2.
+        # You can remove the one that doesn't apply to your app to speed up the workflow a bit.
+
+      - name: install frontend dependencies
+        run: pnpm install # change this to npm, pnpm or bun depending on which one you use.
+
+      - uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tagName: v__VERSION__ # the action automatically replaces \_\_VERSION\_\_ with the app version.
+          releaseName: "Vigi v__VERSION__"
+          releaseBody: "See the assets to download this version and install."
+          releaseDraft: true
+          prerelease: false
+          args: ${{ matrix.args }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e30b309..9a62d74 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "vigi",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
-  "description": "",
+  "version": "1.0.0-pre0",
+  "description": "Browser for dalet, text, gemtext (gemini protocol included) with native support of txtdot proxy and local txtdot engines",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite dev",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 6df005b..17d7548 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -3648,7 +3648,7 @@ checksum = "0b928f33d975fc6ad9f86c8f283853ad26bdd5b10b7f1542aa2fa15e2289105a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vigi"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "1.0.0-pre0"
 dependencies = [
  "dalet",
  "reqwest",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index f036481..3f7bac5 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "vigi"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "1.0.0-pre0"
 description = "Browser for dalet, text, gemtext (gemini protocol included) with native support of txtdot proxy and local txtdot engines"
 authors = ["artegoser"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 7cddf52..8cc0160 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -7,9 +7,17 @@
   },
   "package": {
     "productName": "vigi",
-    "version": "0.0.0"
+    "version": "1.0.0-pre0"
   },
   "tauri": {
+    "updater": {
+      "active": true,
+      "endpoints": [
+        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TxtDot/vigi/main/latest.json"
+      ],
+      "dialog": true,
+      "pubkey": "dW50cnVzdGVkIGNvbW1lbnQ6IG1pbmlzaWduIHB1YmxpYyBrZXk6IDdFQTQ3OTlFRTEzNjc0MEQKUldRTmREYmhubm1rZm1TamV4RUNKc01iSENyeG80bFhKY1B4cXd3RTk1TWV5bEVUYTFleENBRW0K"
+    },
     "allowlist": {
       "all": false,
       "shell": {