diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9827074..ec0e68d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -84,11 +84,40 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Download all artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
         with:
           path: artifacts
 
+      - name: Update version in Cargo.toml and Cargo.lock
+        run: |
+          # Extract version from tag (remove 'v' prefix if present)
+          VERSION="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
+          VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
+          
+          # Install cargo-edit for version bumping
+          cargo install cargo-edit
+          
+          # Update Cargo.toml version
+          cargo set-version "$VERSION"
+          
+          # Configure git
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          
+          # Commit and push changes
+          git add Cargo.toml Cargo.lock
+          git commit -m "chore: bump version to $VERSION" || echo "No changes to commit"
+          git push origin HEAD:main
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Create Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with: