diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-checklist.R b/.github/workflows/release-checklist.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff2e0c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-checklist.R
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+release_checklist <- function(version) {
+    # Platform checks
+    devtools::check_rhub(interactive = FALSE)
+    devtools::check_win_devel()
+
+    # Reverse dependency checks
+    revdepcheck::revdep_reset()
+    revdepcheck::revdep_check()
+
+    # Version number updates
+    desc::desc_set_version(version)
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pr-body.md b/.github/workflows/release-pr-body.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc65d5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pr-body.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+`usmap v${{ inputs.version }}` release candidate
+
+#### Pre-release checklist:
+- [ ] Review automated changes
+- [ ] Review rhub and win_devel checks (see maintainer email for results)
+- [ ] Review reverse dependency checks
+- [ ] Review check and test results
+- [ ] Verify `DESCRIPTION` and `NEWS.md` are accurate
+- [ ] Update `cran-comments.md` if necessary
+- [ ] Update `NEWS` if necessary
+- [ ] Run `devtools::release()` from this branch
+- [ ] Perform necessary CRAN verification release steps (see maintainer email)
+Wait for CRAN to publish package. If issues are reported, make changes in this PR and re-run `devtools::release()`.
+
+#### Post-release checklist:
+- [ ] `git tag v{{ $inputs.version }}`
+- [ ] `git push --tags`
+- [ ] Update `DESCRIPTION` and `NEWS.md` versions to `{{ $inputs.version }}.9000`
+- [ ] Add release date of latest version to `NEWS.md`
+  - Example `Released Monday, February 31, 2020.`
+- [ ] Commit changes with message `Prepare for next release`
+- [ ] `usethis::use_github_release()`
+- Merge this PR
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5e2d6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+
+name: release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: "The version number for new release, e.g. 1.0.2"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup R
+        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
+
+      - name: Install R dependencies
+        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
+        with:
+          extra-packages: |
+            any::desc
+            any::devtools
+            any::revdepcheck
+
+      - name: Run release checks
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          source(".github/workflows/release-checklist.R")
+          release_checklist(Sys.getenv("VERSION"))
+        shell: Rscript {0}
+
+      - name: Update NEWS.md version
+        uses: jacobtomlinson/gha-find-replace@v3
+        with:
+          find: "[unreleased]"
+          replace: "usmap ${{ inputs.version }}"
+          include: "NEWS.md"
+          regex: false
+
+      - name: Open pull request
+        id: open-pr
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
+        with:
+          commit-message: "[automated] Prepare for ${{ inputs.version }} release"
+          branch: release/${{ inputs.version }}
+          title: Release version ${{ inputs.version }}
+          body-path: .github/workflows/release-pr-body.md
+          reviewers: pdil
+          assignees: pdil
+          labels: release
+          delete-branch: true
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 2f1e3de..217db38 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Suggests:
     rmarkdown,
     scales,
     sf,
+    spelling,
     testthat (>= 3.0.0),
     vdiffr
 RoxygenNote: 7.3.1
diff --git a/R/data.R b/R/data.R
index 3099afa..82b27b9 100644
--- a/R/data.R
+++ b/R/data.R
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 #' Earthquakes (2019)
 #'
 #' @description US earthquakes with a magnitude of 2.5 or greater, occurring in the
-#'   first half of 2019, from January 1st to June 30th, from USGS.\cr\cr
+#'   first half of 2019, from January 1 to June 30, from USGS.\cr\cr
 #'   The data is formatted for transforming with [usmap::usmap_transform()].
 #'   Once the longitude and latitude is transformed, it can be added to
 #'   [usmap::plot_usmap()] using [ggplot2::ggplot()] layers.
diff --git a/R/usmap-package.R b/R/usmap-package.R
index 6ed534d..7335896 100644
--- a/R/usmap-package.R
+++ b/R/usmap-package.R
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #' pertaining to a FIPS code.
 #'
 #' Likewise a reverse lookup can be done where a FIPS code can be used to
-#' retrieve the associated state(s) or county(ies). This can be useful when
+#' retrieve the associated states or counties. This can be useful when
 #' preparing data to be merged with the map data frame.
 #'
 #' @section Plot US map data:
diff --git a/inst/WORDLIST b/inst/WORDLIST
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37d568f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/WORDLIST
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+Albers
+Bartholemew
+CRS
+Cordova
+DCW
+Esri
+Factbook
+Geospatial
+Grosvenor
+Kusilvak
+MULTILINESTRING
+McNally
+NGA
+README
+Rud
+Rudis
+USGS
+Vectorization
+Vectorize
+choropleth
+choropleths
+codecov
+expandability
+fips
+ggplot
+ggthemes
+github
+usmapdata
+️
diff --git a/man/earthquakes.Rd b/man/earthquakes.Rd
index dfa73c1..7d8576d 100644
--- a/man/earthquakes.Rd
+++ b/man/earthquakes.Rd
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ data(earthquakes)
 }
 \description{
 US earthquakes with a magnitude of 2.5 or greater, occurring in the
-first half of 2019, from January 1st to June 30th, from USGS.\cr\cr
+first half of 2019, from January 1 to June 30, from USGS.\cr\cr
 The data is formatted for transforming with \code{\link[=usmap_transform]{usmap_transform()}}.
 Once the longitude and latitude is transformed, it can be added to
 \code{\link[=plot_usmap]{plot_usmap()}} using \code{\link[ggplot2:ggplot]{ggplot2::ggplot()}} layers.
diff --git a/man/usmap.Rd b/man/usmap.Rd
index 0836e71..33e14e7 100644
--- a/man/usmap.Rd
+++ b/man/usmap.Rd
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Several functions have been included to lookup the US state or county
 pertaining to a FIPS code.
 
 Likewise a reverse lookup can be done where a FIPS code can be used to
-retrieve the associated state(s) or county(ies). This can be useful when
+retrieve the associated states or counties. This can be useful when
 preparing data to be merged with the map data frame.
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/spelling.R b/tests/spelling.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d74607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spelling.R
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+if (requireNamespace("spelling", quietly = TRUE))
+  spelling::spell_check_test(
+    vignettes = TRUE,
+    error = FALSE,
+    skip_on_cran = TRUE
+  )