diff --git a/.github/workflows/openmw.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
similarity index 90%
rename from .github/workflows/openmw.yml
rename to .github/workflows/push.yml
index f29155007c..2e85fedafc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openmw.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ on:
 
 env:
   BUILD_TYPE: RelWithDebInfo
-  VCPKG_DEPS_TAG: 2024-11-10
 
 jobs:
   Ubuntu:
+    # TODO remove
+    if: false
+
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -68,6 +70,9 @@ jobs:
     #     name: build_artifact.7z
 
   MacOS:
+    # TODO remove
+    if: false
+
     runs-on: macos-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -89,17 +94,20 @@ jobs:
         cd build
         make -j $(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu) package
 
-  # This is a fairly silly job to work around `env` not being available in `with`
   Output-Envs:
-    name: Pass environment variables along
+    name: Read .env file and expose it as output
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       VCPKG_DEPS_TAG: ${{ env.VCPKG_DEPS_TAG }}
       BUILD_TYPE: ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}
     steps:
-      - run: echo "Doing nothing"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - run: cat "${{ github.workspace }}/CI/github.env" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
   Windows:
+    # TODO remove
+    if: false
+
     needs:
       - Output-Envs
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67551d6c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  - push
+
+jobs:
+  Output-Envs:
+    name: Read .env file and expose it as output
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      VCPKG_DEPS_TAG: ${{ env.VCPKG_DEPS_TAG }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - run: cat "${{ github.workspace }}/CI/github.env" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+  Windows:
+    needs:
+      - Output-Envs
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/windows.yml
+    with:
+      image: "2022"
+      vcpkg-deps-tag: ${{ needs.Output-Envs.outputs.VCPKG_DEPS_TAG }}
+      build-type: Release
+      package: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 11439d9429..45706e4ffc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ on:
       build-type:
         default: RelWithDebInfo
         type: string
+      package:
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
 
 jobs:
   Windows:
@@ -166,19 +169,25 @@ jobs:
       run: echo '${{ github.workspace }}/install' >> ${GITHUB_PATH}
 
     - name: Run components tests
+      if: ${{ ! inputs.package }}
       run: build/components-tests.exe
 
     - name: Run OpenMW tests
+      if: ${{ ! inputs.package }}
       run: build/openmw-tests.exe
 
     - name: Run OpenMW-CS tests
+      if: ${{ ! inputs.package }}
       run: build/openmw-cs-tests.exe
 
     - name: Run detournavigator navmeshtilescache benchmark
+      if: ${{ ! inputs.package }}
       run: build/openmw_detournavigator_navmeshtilescache_benchmark.exe
 
     - name: Run settings access benchmark
+      if: ${{ ! inputs.package }}
       run: build/openmw_settings_access_benchmark.exe
 
     - name: Run esm refid benchmark
+      if: ${{ ! inputs.package }}
       run: build/openmw_esm_refid_benchmark.exe
diff --git a/CI/github.env b/CI/github.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8ca8b429f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CI/github.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+VCPKG_DEPS_TAG=2024-11-10