diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..58aca61cfc69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: publish
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '**'
+
+env:
+  GRADLE_OPTS: "-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false -Dkotlin.incremental=false"
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: macos-15
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+        with:
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version-file: .github/workflows/.java-version
+
+      - run: ./gradlew publish
+        env:
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralUsername: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralPassword: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKey: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKeyPassword: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET_PASSPHRASE }}
diff --git a/docs/releasing.md b/docs/releasing.md
index 0799290dd09d..ccb88a8f77a8 100644
--- a/docs/releasing.md
+++ b/docs/releasing.md
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 Releasing
 =========
 
-### Prerequisite: Sonatype (Maven Central) Account
-
-Create an account on the [Sonatype issues site][sonatype_issues]. Ask an existing publisher to open
-an issue requesting publishing permissions for `com.squareup` projects.
-
-
-Cutting a Release
------------------
-
 1. Update `CHANGELOG.md`.
 
 2. Set versions:
@@ -19,7 +10,7 @@ Cutting a Release
     export NEXT_VERSION=X.Y.Z-SNAPSHOT
     ```
 
-3. Update versions:
+3. Update versions, tag the release, and prepare for the next release.
 
     ```
     sed -i "" \
@@ -31,29 +22,18 @@ Cutting a Release
     sed -i "" \
       "s/\/com.squareup.okhttp3\/\([^\:]*\)\/[^\/]*\//\/com.squareup.okhttp3\/\1\/$RELEASE_VERSION\//g" \
       `find . -name "README.md"`
-    ```
-
-4. Tag the release and push to GitHub.
 
-    ```
     git commit -am "Prepare for release $RELEASE_VERSION."
     git tag -a parent-$RELEASE_VERSION -m "Version $RELEASE_VERSION"
     git push && git push --tags
-    ```
-
-5. Wait for [GitHub Actions][github_actions] to start the publish job.
 
-6. Prepare for ongoing development and push to GitHub.
-
-    ```
-    sed -i "" \
+   sed -i "" \
       "s/version = \".*\"/version = \"$NEXT_VERSION\"/g" \
       build.gradle.kts
     git commit -am "Prepare next development version."
     git push
     ```
 
-7. Confirm the [GitHub Actions][github_actions] publish job succeeded.
+4. Wait for [GitHub Actions][github_actions] to build and promote the release.
 
 [github_actions]: https://github.com/square/okhttp/actions
-[sonatype_issues]: https://issues.sonatype.org/