diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 3b2804f..5b44ede 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 */4 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
   repository_dispatch:
-    types: [pypi_release]
+    types: [ pypi_release ]
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -30,3 +30,8 @@ jobs:
       - run: pre-commit-mirror --language python --package-name ruff --entry 'ruff check --force-exclude' --id ruff --types-or python --types-or pyi --require-serial --description "Run 'ruff' for extremely fast Python linting" .
 
       - run: git push origin HEAD:refs/heads/main --tags
+
+      - name: "Update version in README.md"
+        run: python update_version.py
+
+      - run: git push origin HEAD:refs/heads/main
diff --git a/update_version.py b/update_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c83647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""Updates the version in the readme and git commit."""
+
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+from subprocess import check_call, check_output
+
+
+def main():
+    readme_md = Path("README.md")
+    readme = readme_md.read_text()
+    rev = Path(".version").read_text().strip()
+    readme = re.sub("rev: .*", f"rev: v{rev}", readme)
+    readme_md.write_text(readme)
+    # Only commit on change
+    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/9393642/3549270
+    if check_output(["git", "status", "-s"]).strip():
+        check_call(["git", "add", readme_md])
+        check_call(["git", "commit", "-m", f"Bump README.md version to {rev}"])
+    else:
+        print("No change")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()