diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_mac.yml b/.github/workflows/build_mac.yml
index a42ec3ca2..c7f56f1b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_mac.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ on:
     - 'mac/**'
     - 'package_creators/**'
     - 'src/rust/**'
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 jobs:
   build_shell:
     runs-on: macos-latest
@@ -40,12 +42,30 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ./mac
     - name: Prepare artifacts
       run: mkdir ./mac/artifacts
+    - name: Get version
+      id: version
+      run: |
+        if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "release" ]; then
+          VERSION="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
+          VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
+        else
+          VERSION=$(sed -n 's/#define VERSION "//;s/"//p' src/lib_ccx/lib_ccx.h 2>/dev/null | head -1 || echo "dev")
+        fi
+        echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "filename=ccextractor-${VERSION}-macos" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     - name: Copy release artifact
-      run: cp ./mac/ccextractor ./mac/artifacts/
+      run: cp ./mac/ccextractor ./mac/artifacts/${{ steps.version.outputs.filename }}
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
       with:
         name: CCExtractor mac build
-        path: ./mac/artifacts
+        path: ./mac/artifacts/${{ steps.version.outputs.filename }}
+    - name: Upload macOS binary to Release
+      if: github.event_name == 'release'
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
+      with:
+        files: ./mac/artifacts/${{ steps.version.outputs.filename }}
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   build_shell_system_libs:
     # Test building with system libraries via pkg-config (for Homebrew formula compatibility)
     runs-on: macos-latest