diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-live-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-live-pypi.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5b955c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-live-pypi.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: Publish Python 🐍 distributions 📦 to pypi
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types:
+      - created
+
+jobs:
+  build-n-publish:
+    name: Build and publish Python 🐍 distributions 📦 to pypi
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@master
+    - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.9
+
+    - name: Install pypa/build
+      run: >-
+        python -m
+        pip install
+        build
+        --user
+    - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
+      run: >-
+        python -m
+        build
+        --sdist
+        --wheel
+        --outdir dist/
+        .
+
+    - name: Publish distribution 📦 to PyPI
+      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
+      with:
+        password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-test-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-test-pypi.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ce9ada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-test-pypi.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: Publish Python 🐍 distributions 📦 to TestPyPI
+
+on: push
+
+jobs:
+  build-n-publish:
+    name: Build and publish Python 🐍 distributions 📦 to TestPyPI
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@master
+    - name: Set up Python 3.9
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.9
+
+    - name: Install pypa/build
+      run: >-
+        python -m
+        pip install
+        build
+        --user
+    - name: Build a binary wheel and a source tarball
+      run: >-
+        python -m
+        build
+        --sdist
+        --wheel
+        --outdir dist/
+        .
+
+    - name: Publish distribution 📦 to Test PyPI
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
+      with:
+        password: ${{ secrets.TEST_PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+        repository_url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4a86854..c49c3fc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ Change Log
 This document records all notable changes to [django-bleach](https://github.com/marksweb/django-bleach).
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
-[unreleased](https://github.com/marksweb/django-bleach/compare/0.9.0...master) changes
+[unreleased](https://github.com/marksweb/django-bleach/compare/1.0.0...master) changes
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+Version 1.0.0
+=============
+###### 13-11-2021
+Going to 1.0 is long overdue, especially considering SemVer.
+* automated pypi releases via github actions
 * pre-commit hooks
 * python 3.10 support
 * docs syntax highlighting [#38](https://github.com/marksweb/django-bleach/pull/38)
diff --git a/django_bleach/__init__.py b/django_bleach/__init__.py
index e4be4ce..44675e6 100644
--- a/django_bleach/__init__.py
+++ b/django_bleach/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 __author__ = "Tim Heap & Mark Walker"
-__version__ = "0.9.0"
+__version__ = "1.0.0"
 
 VERSION = __version__.split(".")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..019b0d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[build-system]
+# Minimum requirements for the build system to execute.
+requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]  # PEP 508 specifications.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f51ef8e..136c1ef 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -55,21 +55,6 @@ def find_variable(variable, *parts):
 release = find_variable('__version__', 'django_bleach', '__init__.py')
 version = release.rstrip('.')
 
-if sys.argv[-1] == 'build':
-    os.system('python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel')
-    sys.exit()
-
-if sys.argv[-1] == 'release':
-    os.system('twine upload -r django-bleach --skip-existing dist/*')
-    sys.exit()
-
-if sys.argv[-1] == 'tag':
-    print("Tagging the version on github:")
-    os.system(f"git tag -a {version} -m 'version {version}'")
-    os.system("git push --tags")
-    sys.exit()
-
-
 setup(
     name=name,
     version=version,