diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 894f6a0..07a723a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: Build and Release
     runs-on: macos-15
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -30,12 +32,32 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Get version
         id: version
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
           if [ -n "${{ inputs.version }}" ]; then
-            echo "VERSION=${{ inputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            VERSION="${{ inputs.version }}"
+            VERSION="${VERSION#v}"  # Remove 'v' prefix if present
+          elif [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "push" ]; then
+            VERSION="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}"  # Extract from tag ref
           else
-            echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            VERSION=$(gh release view --repo ${{ github.repository }} --json tagName -q '.tagName' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+            if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+              echo "Error: No version found. Please specify a version or create a release first."
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            VERSION="${VERSION#v}"  # Remove 'v' prefix
+          fi
+
+          PROJECT_VERSION=$(sed -n 's/.*MARKETING_VERSION = \([0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\);.*/\1/p' MiddleDrag.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj | head -n 1)
+          if [ "$VERSION" != "$PROJECT_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "Error: Version mismatch! Workflow version: $VERSION, Xcode project version: $PROJECT_VERSION"
+            echo "Please ensure project.pbxproj is updated (try running ./bump-version.sh)"
+            exit 1
           fi
+
+          echo "VERSION=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Using version: ${VERSION}"
       
       - name: Build Release
         run: |
@@ -72,11 +94,23 @@ jobs:
           SHA=$(shasum -a 256 MiddleDrag-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}.zip | awk '{print $1}')
           echo "SHA256=$SHA" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "SHA256: $SHA"
-      
+
       - name: Create Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         with:
           tag_name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}
-          name: MiddleDrag v${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}
-          body: "## MiddleDrag v${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}\n\n### SHA256\n```\n${{ steps.sha.outputs.SHA256 }}\n```\n\n### Requirements\n- macOS 14.0 or later\n- Accessibility permissions"
+          name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}
+          target_commitish: ${{ github.sha }}
+          body: |
+            SHA256: ${{ steps.sha.outputs.SHA256 }}
           files: MiddleDrag-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}.zip
+      
+      - name: Trigger Homebrew Update workflow
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}
+          curl -f -X POST \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+            https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/dispatches \
+            -d "{\"event_type\":\"homebrew_release\",\"client_payload\":{\"version\":\"$VERSION\"}}"
+          echo "✓ Triggered Homebrew update workflow"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-homebrew.yml b/.github/workflows/update-homebrew.yml
index d84ab6c..3477488 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-homebrew.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-homebrew.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 on:
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: [homebrew_release]
   release:
     types: [published]
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/bump-version.sh b/bump-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d5d3b03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bump-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# bump-version.sh - Update version in Xcode project and create git tag
+
+set -e
+
+VERSION=$1
+
+if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: ./bump-version.sh <version>"
+    echo "Example: ./bump-version.sh 1.2.3"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Remove 'v' prefix if provided
+VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
+
+# Validate semver format
+if ! [[ "$VERSION" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Version must be in semver format (e.g., 1.2.3)"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Ensure working directory is clean
+if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD --; then
+    echo "Error: Working directory has uncommitted changes. Please commit or stash them first."
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo "Bumping version to $VERSION..."
+
+# Update Xcode project MARKETING_VERSION (both Debug and Release configs)
+if [ ! -f "MiddleDrag.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj" ]; then
+    echo "Error: MiddleDrag.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj not found. Are you in the project root?"
+    exit 1
+fi
+sed -i '' -E "s/MARKETING_VERSION = [0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/MARKETING_VERSION = $VERSION/g" \
+    MiddleDrag.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+
+# Verify exactly 2 instances were updated
+COUNT=$(grep -c "MARKETING_VERSION = $VERSION" MiddleDrag.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj || echo "0")
+if [ "$COUNT" -ne 2 ]; then
+    echo "Error: Expected exactly 2 MARKETING_VERSION updates, found $COUNT"
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo "✓ Updated MARKETING_VERSION in Xcode project"
+
+# Check if tag already exists (local or remote)
+if git rev-parse "v$VERSION" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Error: Tag v$VERSION already exists locally"
+    exit 1
+fi
+if git ls-remote --tags origin | grep -q "refs/tags/v$VERSION$"; then
+    echo "Error: Tag v$VERSION already exists on remote"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Stage and commit
+git add MiddleDrag.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+git commit -m "Bump version to $VERSION"
+echo "✓ Committed version change"
+
+# Create tag
+git tag "v$VERSION"
+echo "✓ Created tag v$VERSION"
+echo ""
+echo "Done! To trigger the release workflow, run:"
+echo "  git push && git push --tags"