diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc74a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # environment: release  # Optional: for enhanced security
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write     # Required for OIDC token exchange
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: rust-lang/crates-io-auth-action@v1
+      if: github.ref_type == 'tag'
+      id: auth
+    - uses: katyo/publish-crates@v2
+      with:
+        registry-token: ${{ steps.auth.outputs.token }}
+        dry-run: ${{ github.ref_type != 'tag' }}
+        ignore-unpublished-changes: true
diff --git a/freertos-rust/src/critical.rs b/freertos-rust/src/critical.rs
index 79f8dea..405d711 100644
--- a/freertos-rust/src/critical.rs
+++ b/freertos-rust/src/critical.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl<T> ExclusiveData<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn lock(&self) -> Result<ExclusiveDataGuard<T>, FreeRtosError> {
+    pub fn lock(&self) -> Result<ExclusiveDataGuard<'_, T>, FreeRtosError> {
         Ok(ExclusiveDataGuard {
             __data: &self.data,
             __lock: CriticalRegion::enter(),
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl<T> ExclusiveData<T> {
     pub fn lock_from_isr(
         &self,
         _context: &mut crate::isr::InterruptContext,
-    ) -> Result<ExclusiveDataGuardIsr<T>, FreeRtosError> {
+    ) -> Result<ExclusiveDataGuardIsr<'_, T>, FreeRtosError> {
         Ok(ExclusiveDataGuardIsr { __data: &self.data })
     }
 }
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl<T> SuspendScheduler<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn lock(&self) -> SuspendSchedulerGuard<T> {
+    pub fn lock(&self) -> SuspendSchedulerGuard<'_,T> {
         unsafe {
             freertos_rs_vTaskSuspendAll();
         }
diff --git a/freertos-rust/src/mutex.rs b/freertos-rust/src/mutex.rs
index fb43eff..6d71542 100644
--- a/freertos-rust/src/mutex.rs
+++ b/freertos-rust/src/mutex.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Try to obtain a lock and mutable access to our inner value
-    pub fn lock<D: DurationTicks>(&self, max_wait: D) -> Result<MutexGuard<T, M>, FreeRtosError> {
+    pub fn lock<D: DurationTicks>(&self, max_wait: D) -> Result<MutexGuard<'_, T, M>, FreeRtosError> {
         self.mutex.take(max_wait)?;
 
         Ok(MutexGuard {
diff --git a/freertos-rust/src/semaphore.rs b/freertos-rust/src/semaphore.rs
index 75ccef6..cb5d476 100644
--- a/freertos-rust/src/semaphore.rs
+++ b/freertos-rust/src/semaphore.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl Semaphore {
     }
 
     /// Lock this semaphore in a RAII fashion
-    pub fn lock<D: DurationTicks>(&self, max_wait: D) -> Result<SemaphoreGuard, FreeRtosError> {
+    pub fn lock<D: DurationTicks>(&self, max_wait: D) -> Result<SemaphoreGuard<'_>, FreeRtosError> {
         self.take(max_wait).map(|()| SemaphoreGuard { owner: self })
     }