diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b15512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - main
+
+env:
+  CPM_SOURCE_CACHE: ${{ github.workspace }}/cpm_modules
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest ]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: "**/cpm_modules"
+          key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ github.workflow }}-cpm-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/CMakeLists.txt', '**/*.cmake') }}
+
+      - name: configure
+        run: cmake -S. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+
+      - name: build
+        run: cmake --build build -j4 --config Release
+
+      - name: zip
+        uses: thedoctor0/zip-release@main
+        with:
+          type: zip
+          filename: ${{ matrix.os }}.zip
+          directory: build/out/
+
+      - name: ls
+        run: ls
+
+      - name: ls
+        run: ls build
+
+      - name: ls
+        run: ls build/out
+
+      - uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          allowUpdates: true
+          artifacts: build/out/${{ matrix.os }}.zip
+          tag: latest
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c206ed6..ec06553 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ if(PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_BINARY_DIR)
   )
 endif()
 
+# ---- Set output directories ----
+set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/out)
+set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/out)
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/out)
+
 # ---- Add dependencies via CPM ----
 # see https://github.com/TheLartians/CPM.cmake for more info