diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index 2f81a8d2..a8090fdc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
     - master
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
 jobs:
   build_wheels:
@@ -186,3 +188,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_NAME }}-${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}-cp${{ matrix.cibw_python }}-${{ matrix.platform_id }}
           path: ./wheelhouse/cp${{ matrix.cibw_python }}-${{ matrix.platform_id }}/*.whl
+
+      - name: Upload release asset
+        # Previously was using actions/upload-release-asset@v1 , but this had some
+        # errors with large files
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1.11.1
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' }}
+        with:
+          allowUpdates: true
+          omitBodyDuringUpdate: true
+          omitNameDuringUpdate: true
+          artifacts: ./wheelhouse/cp${{ matrix.cibw_python }}-${{ matrix.platform_id }}/*.whl
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}