diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 6e30293de..6d6d34279 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - wget https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall/releases/latest/download/cargo-binstall-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tgz
       - tar -xvf cargo-binstall-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tgz
-      - cp cargo-binstall /usr/local/cargo/bin
-      - cargo binstall -y cargo-machete
+      - cp cargo-binstall ./cargo-binstall
+      - ./cargo-binstall -y cargo-machete
       - cargo machete
 
   ignored_files:
@@ -262,6 +262,21 @@ steps:
     when:
       event: cron
 
+    # using https://github.com/pksunkara/cargo-workspaces
+    publish_to_crates_io:
+      image: *rust_image
+      commands:
+        # reuse binstall from machete step
+        - cargo install cargo-workspaces
+        - ./cargo-binstall -y cargo-machete
+        - 'echo "pub const VERSION: &str = \"$(git describe --tag)\";" > "crates/utils/src/version.rs"'
+        - cp -r migrations crates/db_schema/
+        - cargo login "$CARGO_API_TOKEN"
+        - cargo workspaces publish --from-git --allow-dirty --no-verify --allow-branch "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" --yes custom "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
+      secrets: [cargo_api_token]
+      when:
+        event: tag
+
   notify_on_failure:
     image: alpine:3
     commands: