diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index a6ef32b4..cd6cfbc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,32 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: python -m pytest tests/
+
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    needs: test
+
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
+
+    environment:
+      name: pypi
+      url: https://pypi.org/p/PyXB-X
+  
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.12
+
+      - name: Build package
+        run: python3 -m pip install --upgrade build && python3 -m build
+
+      - name: Publish package
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1b9f5836..ae310c50 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # last release of PyXB (1.2.6), so the PyXB version will remain
 # the same. The release number will remain based on 1.2.6,
 # but the rightmost number will be incremented with each patch.
-version = "1.2.6.1"
+version = "1.2.6.2"
 
 # Require Python 2.6 or higher or Python 3.5 or higher
 if (sys.version_info[:2] < (2, 6)) or (