diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml
index 14a2dc1..169824a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-package.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,24 @@ on:
       - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*'
     
 jobs:
+  check_version:
+    name: Check version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Install jq
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update -y
+          sudo apt install -y jq
+      - name: Check npm version corresponds to tag
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          tag_version=$(echo $GITHUB_REF_NAME | grep -Eo "[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-.+)?")
+          npm_version=$(jq -r '.version' ./package.json)
+          exit [ "$tag_version" = "$npm_version" ]
   lint:
+    needs:
+      - check_version
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -69,6 +86,8 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     needs: [win-build, linux-build]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
@@ -96,6 +115,16 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./dist/addons/
         run: test -f linux-sound-mixer.node && test -f win-sound-mixer.node
       - name: Publish package to npm registry
+        id: publish_package
         run: npm publish
         env: 
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Create compressed folder release
+        run: |
+          tar -cvf ./release.tar.gz ./dist/ ./package.json
+      - name: Create github release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          artifacts: "release.tar.gz"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e9131b..0f82c65 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "native-sound-mixer",
-    "version": "3.4.1-win",
+    "version": "3.4.2-win",
     "description": "node js native sound mixer module",
     "main": "dist/sound-mixer.js",
     "scripts": {