diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-auto-release.yml b/.github/workflows/call-auto-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2908c9b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-auto-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: Auto Release
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Release version (e.g., 1.0.0)'
+        type: string
+        required: true
+      name:
+        description: 'The name of the person to release the version'
+        type: string
+        required: false
+      email:
+        description: 'The email of the person to release the version'
+        type: string
+        required: false
+      timezone:
+        description: 'The timezone in the debian changelog file'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: 'Asia/Shanghai'
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Release version (e.g., 1.0.0)'
+        type: string
+        required: true
+      name:
+        description: 'The name of the person to release the version'
+        type: string
+        required: false
+      email:
+        description: 'The email of the person to release the version'
+        type: string
+        required: false
+      timezone:
+        description: 'The timezone in the debian changelog file'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: 'Asia/Shanghai'
+
+jobs:
+  auto_release:
+    uses: linuxdeepin/.github/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml@master
+    secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      version: ${{ inputs.version }}
+      name: ${{ inputs.name }}
+      email: ${{ inputs.email }}
+      timezone: ${{ inputs.timezone }}
diff --git a/.reuse/dep5 b/.reuse/dep5
index ac7495ab..6a42f070 100644
--- a/.reuse/dep5
+++ b/.reuse/dep5
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Copyright: None
 License: CC0-1.0
 
 # Project file
-Files: *.pro *.prf *.pri *.qrc *CMakeLists.txt *.cmake *.in
+Files: *.pro *.prf *.pri *.qrc *CMakeLists.txt *.cmake *.in VERSION
 Copyright: None
 License: CC0-1.0
 
diff --git a/.syncexclude b/.syncexclude
index 7b42c60d..f45bbe96 100644
--- a/.syncexclude
+++ b/.syncexclude
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@
 # are always ignored
 linglong.yaml
 conanfile.py
+VERSION
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 23e90eb6..3683d846 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25)
 
-set(DTK_VERSION "5.6.11" CACHE STRING "define project version")
+file(READ "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/VERSION" DTK_FILE_VERSION)
+string(STRIP "${DTK_FILE_VERSION}" DTK_FILE_VERSION)
+set(DTK_VERSION "${DTK_FILE_VERSION}" CACHE STRING "define project version")
 project(DtkGui
   VERSION ${DTK_VERSION}
   DESCRIPTION "DTK Gui module"
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8406ce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+5.7.16
diff --git a/VERSION.in b/VERSION.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14d2ff63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@version@