diff --git a/.github/workflows/cargo-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/cargo-publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4c6fbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cargo-publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+name: Publish to crates.io
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      dry_run:
+        description: "Run without actually publishing"
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  id-token: write
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - name: Determine if dry run
+        id: mode
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "release" ]; then
+            echo "dry_run=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "dry_run=${{ inputs.dry_run }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Verify version matches tag
+        if: ${{ steps.mode.outputs.dry_run == 'false' }}
+        run: |
+          TAG="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}"
+          CARGO_VER=$(grep '^version' host/Cargo.toml | head -1 | sed 's/.*"\(.*\)"/\1/')
+          if [ "$TAG" != "$CARGO_VER" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Tag v$TAG does not match Cargo.toml version $CARGO_VER"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Check crate not already published
+        run: |
+          CARGO_VER=$(grep '^version' host/Cargo.toml | head -1 | sed 's/.*"\(.*\)"/\1/')
+          if curl -sf "https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/hyperlight-unikraft/$CARGO_VER" -H "User-Agent: hyperlight-unikraft" | jq -e .version > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "::warning::hyperlight-unikraft@$CARGO_VER already published"
+            echo "ALREADY_PUBLISHED=true" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Dry run (no auth needed)
+        if: ${{ steps.mode.outputs.dry_run == 'true' && env.ALREADY_PUBLISHED != 'true' }}
+        run: cargo publish --manifest-path host/Cargo.toml --dry-run
+
+      - name: Authenticate with crates.io
+        if: ${{ steps.mode.outputs.dry_run == 'false' && env.ALREADY_PUBLISHED != 'true' }}
+        uses: rust-lang/crates-io-auth-action@v1
+        id: crates-io-auth
+
+      - name: Publish hyperlight-unikraft
+        if: ${{ steps.mode.outputs.dry_run == 'false' && env.ALREADY_PUBLISHED != 'true' }}
+        run: cargo publish --manifest-path host/Cargo.toml
+        env:
+          CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ steps.crates-io-auth.outputs.token }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 824459b..ebe6a95 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -117,15 +117,14 @@ pillow/lxml/cryptography/dateutil/dotenv preloaded) behind a simple
 `setup` / `run` workflow:
 
 ```bash
+# Install pyhl from crates.io
+cargo install hyperlight-unikraft --bin pyhl
+
 # One-time: build the driver image (kernel + CPIO)
 cd examples/python-agent-driver
 just rootfs && just build
 cd ../..
 
-# Install pyhl
-cargo install --git https://github.com/hyperlight-dev/hyperlight-unikraft \
-    hyperlight-unikraft-host --bin pyhl
-
 # Point pyhl at the image you just built — creates ./.pyhl/ in cwd
 pyhl setup --from examples/python-agent-driver
 
diff --git a/demos/pptx-gen/Cargo.toml b/demos/pptx-gen/Cargo.toml
index 6699deb..cc5308f 100644
--- a/demos/pptx-gen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/demos/pptx-gen/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description = "PowerPoint generator using Hyperlight-Unikraft sandboxed Python e
 
 [dependencies]
 # Hyperlight-Unikraft library
-hyperlight-unikraft = { path = "../../host", package = "hyperlight-unikraft-host" }
+hyperlight-unikraft = { path = "../../host" }
 
 # OpenAI API client
 async-openai = "0.25"
diff --git a/host/Cargo.lock b/host/Cargo.lock
index 747974c..d86735d 100644
--- a/host/Cargo.lock
+++ b/host/Cargo.lock
@@ -1203,8 +1203,8 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "hyperlight-unikraft-host"
-version = "0.10.0"
+name = "hyperlight-unikraft"
+version = "0.11.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64",
diff --git a/host/Cargo.toml b/host/Cargo.toml
index a1e57ba..8c04c31 100644
--- a/host/Cargo.toml
+++ b/host/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 [package]
-name = "hyperlight-unikraft-host"
-version = "0.10.0"
+name = "hyperlight-unikraft"
+version = "0.11.0"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Embedded Hyperlight host for running Unikraft unikernels"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
+repository = "https://github.com/hyperlight-dev/hyperlight-unikraft"
+homepage = "https://github.com/hyperlight-dev/hyperlight-unikraft"
+keywords = ["hyperlight", "unikraft", "unikernel", "microvm", "sandbox"]
+categories = ["virtualization"]
+readme = "../README.md"
 
 [lib]
 name = "hyperlight_unikraft"