diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pypi.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcf2400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pypi.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+name: publish kyber-py to pypi
+
+on: push
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build distribution
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        persist-credentials: false
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.x"
+    - name: Install pypa/build
+      run: >-
+        python3 -m
+        pip install
+        build
+        --user
+    - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
+      run: python3 -m build
+    - name: Store the distribution packages
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: python-package-distributions
+        path: dist/
+
+  publish-to-pypi:
+    name: >-
+      Publish Python distribution to PyPI
+    if: github.ref_type == 'tag'  # only publish to PyPI on tag pushes
+    needs:
+    - build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: pypi
+      url: https://pypi.org/project/kyber-py/${{ github.ref_name }}
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for trusted publishing
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Download all the dists
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: python-package-distributions
+        path: dist/
+    - name: Publish distribution to PyPI
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+
+  github-release:
+    name: >-
+      Sign the Python distribution with Sigstore
+      and upload them to GitHub Release
+    needs:
+    - publish-to-pypi
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for making GitHub Releases
+      id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for sigstore
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Download all the dists
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: python-package-distributions
+        path: dist/
+    - name: Sign the dists with Sigstore
+      uses: sigstore/gh-action-sigstore-python@v3.0.0
+      with:
+        inputs: >-
+          ./dist/*.tar.gz
+          ./dist/*.whl
+    - name: Create GitHub Release
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      run: >-
+        gh release create
+        "$GITHUB_REF_NAME"
+        --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
+        --notes ""
+    - name: Upload artifact and their signatures to GitHub Release
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      # Upload to GitHub Release using the `gh` CLI.
+      # `dist/` contains the built packages, and the
+      # sigstore-produced signatures and certificates.
+      run: >-
+        gh release upload
+        "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" dist/**
+        --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bef2ebf..cae8c3a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+[project]
+name = "kyber-py"
+version = "1.0.1.dev0"
+requires-python = ">= 3.9"
+description = "A pure python implementation of ML-KEM (FIPS 203)"
+readme = "README.md"
+classifiers = [
+    "Topic :: Security :: Cryptography",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+]
+license = "MIT"
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/GiacomoPope/kyber-py"
+Issues = "https://github.com/GiacomoPope/kyber-py/issues"
+
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