diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index efcb3a1..787336f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,29 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Run tox lint targets for ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
         run: "python -m tox -e check_isort,pep8,packaging"
 
+  build:
+    # This is similar to the job in `release.yml`, but it does NOT upload to PyPI.
+    # We include it here to reduce the likelihood of someone publishing a release
+    # which doesn't build.
+    name: "Build and check Python package"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    steps:
+      - uses: "actions/checkout@v2"
+
+      - uses: "actions/setup-python@v2"
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.6"
+
+      - name: "Install packaging tools"
+        run: "python -m pip install --upgrade build twine"
+
+      - name: "Build dist package"
+        run: "python -m build"
+
+      - name: "Run twine checks"
+        run: "python -m twine check dist/*"
+
+
   tests:
     needs: lint
     name: "Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
@@ -55,3 +78,4 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade tox
       - name: "Run tox targets for ${{ matrix.python-version }}"
         run: "python -m tox -e py"
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7ff4a03..1a07087 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         run: "python -m build"
 
       - name: "Upload to PyPI"
-        run: "python -m twine upload --repository testpypi dist/*"
+        run: "python -m twine upload dist/*"
         env:
           TWINE_USERNAME: "__token__"
-          TWINE_PASSWORD: "${{ secrets.TESTPYPI_API_TOKEN }}"
\ No newline at end of file
+          TWINE_PASSWORD: "${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f837037..fc6444f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,16 +77,12 @@ Updated 0 as deleted
 # prepare to wait a long time
 ```
 
-Packaging
+Packaging and release
 ---------
 
 For maintainers:
 
-1. Update the `__version__` in setup.py.
-2. Build, check and upload to PyPI as follows:
+1. Update the `__version__` in setup.py. Commit. Push.
+2. Create a release on GitHub for this version.
+3. When published, a [GitHub action workflow](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse-s3-storage-provider/actions/workflows/release.yml) will build the package and upload to [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/synapse-s3-storage-provider/).
 
-```shell
-python -m build
-twine check dist/*
-twine upload dist/*
-```
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cb9972f..9ad2c9a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
-__version__ = "1.1.1-test"
+__version__ = "1.1"  # Bump to a 3-part semver for next version, i.e. 1.1.1
 
 with open("README.md") as f:
     long_description = f.read()