diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b439418..7409153 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Make
         run: make
 
-      - name: Run semantic-release
-        run: make semantic-release repo=${{ github.repository }} dry=false
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Create release
+        id: release
+        uses: go-semantic-release/action@v1.23
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          allow-initial-development-versions: true
+          force-bump-patch-version: true
 
       - name: Run GoReleaser
         run: make go-releaser snapshot=false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/review.yml b/.github/workflows/review.yml
index 5f75c88..c186d97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/review.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Make
         run: make
 
-      - name: Dry-run semantic-release
-        run: make semantic-release repo=${{ github.repository }} dry=true
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Dry-run release
+        id: release
+        uses: go-semantic-release/action@v1.23
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          allow-initial-development-versions: true
+          force-bump-patch-version: true
+          dry: true
 
       - name: Dry-run GoReleaser
         run: make go-releaser snapshot=true
diff --git a/.sage/sagefile.go b/.sage/sagefile.go
index c182e7d..b42bcbc 100644
--- a/.sage/sagefile.go
+++ b/.sage/sagefile.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"go.einride.tech/sage/tools/sggolangcilint"
 	"go.einride.tech/sage/tools/sggoreleaser"
 	"go.einride.tech/sage/tools/sggoreview"
-	"go.einride.tech/sage/tools/sggosemanticrelease"
 	"go.einride.tech/sage/tools/sgmarkdownfmt"
 	"go.einride.tech/sage/tools/sgyamlfmt"
 )
@@ -88,21 +87,6 @@ func TypescriptLint(ctx context.Context) error {
 	).Run()
 }
 
-func SemanticRelease(ctx context.Context, repo string, dry bool) error {
-	sg.Logger(ctx).Println("triggering release...")
-	args := []string{
-		"--allow-initial-development-versions",
-		"--allow-no-changes",
-		"--ci-condition=default",
-		"--provider=github",
-		"--provider-opt=slug=" + repo,
-	}
-	if dry {
-		args = append(args, "--dry")
-	}
-	return sggosemanticrelease.Command(ctx, args...).Run()
-}
-
 func GoReleaser(ctx context.Context, snapshot bool) error {
 	sg.Logger(ctx).Println("building Go binary releases...")
 	if err := sggit.Command(ctx, "fetch", "--force", "--tags").Run(); err != nil {
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cb7ab26..9827e46 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -86,16 +86,6 @@ go-review: $(sagefile)
 go-test: $(sagefile)
 	@$(sagefile) GoTest
 
-.PHONY: semantic-release
-semantic-release: $(sagefile)
-ifndef repo
-	 $(error missing argument repo="...")
-endif
-ifndef dry
-	 $(error missing argument dry="...")
-endif
-	@$(sagefile) SemanticRelease "$(repo)" "$(dry)"
-
 .PHONY: typescript-lint
 typescript-lint: $(sagefile)
 	@$(sagefile) TypescriptLint