diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 67688af6..923839b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: Python Semantic Release
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: 3.8
+        python-version: 3.12
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
@@ -28,3 +28,12 @@ jobs:
       run: make release
       env:
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Build package
+      run: |
+        python -m build --sdist --wheel --outdir dist/ .
+    - name: Publish package
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.10.3
+      with:
+        user: __token__
+        password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 901ff101..2dea9a14 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 release: ## release a new version
 	@echo "Releasing a new version."
 	@echo "This is a remote release, it will push to the remote repository."
-	semantic-release -vv version --changelog --push --tag --commit
+	semantic-release --strict version --changelog --push --tag --commit
 
 local-release:
 	@echo "Releasing a new version."
 	@echo "This is a local release, it will not push to the remote repository."
 	@echo "You can push the changes and release manually."
-	semantic-release -vv version --changelog --commit --no-push
+	semantic-release version --changelog --commit --no-push
 
 selfcheck: ## check that the Makefile is well-formed
 	@echo "The Makefile is well-formed."
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index df9666fd..c474f97b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
-name = "drydock"
+name = "tutor-contrib-drydock"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "A Tutor plugin to manage our opinionated Open edX operations"
 readme = "README.md"