diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..196df17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+name: release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - v*
+
+jobs:
+  create_release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      upload_url: ${{steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url}}
+    steps:
+      - name: Create release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{github.ref}}
+          release_name: ${{github.ref}}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+  build:
+    needs: create_release
+    runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+        - os: ubuntu-latest
+          os_name: linux
+        - os: macos-latest
+          os_name: macos
+        - os: windows-latest
+          os_name: windows
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install rust
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+            toolchain: stable
+      - name: Check project
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: check
+      - name: Build release
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --release
+      - name: Rename executable
+        if: matrix.os_name == 'linux' || matrix.os_name == 'macos'
+        run: mv target/release/himalaya target/release/himalaya.exe
+      - name: Compress executable
+        run: tar czf himalaya.tar.gz -C target/release himalaya.exe
+      - name: Upload release asset
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{needs.create_release.outputs.upload_url}}
+          asset_path: himalaya.tar.gz
+          asset_name: himalaya-${{matrix.os_name}}.tar.gz
+          asset_content_type: application/gzip
diff --git a/src/io.rs b/src/io.rs
index 7bc69d6..80de57d 100644
--- a/src/io.rs
+++ b/src/io.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::{
-    env::temp_dir,
-    fmt,
+    env, fmt,
     fs::{remove_file, File},
     io::{self, Read, Write},
     process::{Command, Output},
@@ -12,7 +11,8 @@ use std::{
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
     IoError(io::Error),
-    AskForSendingConfirmationError,
+    GetEditorEnvVarNotFoundError(env::VarError),
+    AskForConfirmationDeniedError,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for Error {
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
 
         match self {
             Error::IoError(err) => err.fmt(f),
-            Error::AskForSendingConfirmationError => write!(f, "action cancelled"),
+            Error::GetEditorEnvVarNotFoundError(err) => err.fmt(f),
+            Error::AskForConfirmationDeniedError => write!(f, "action cancelled"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -32,6 +33,12 @@ impl From<io::Error> for Error {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<env::VarError> for Error {
+    fn from(err: env::VarError) -> Error {
+        Error::GetEditorEnvVarNotFoundError(err)
+    }
+}
+
 // Result wrapper
 
 type Result<T> = result::Result<T, Error>;
@@ -40,12 +47,14 @@ type Result<T> = result::Result<T, Error>;
 
 pub fn open_editor_with_tpl(tpl: &[u8]) -> Result<String> {
     // Creates draft file
-    let mut draft_path = temp_dir();
+    let mut draft_path = env::temp_dir();
     draft_path.push("himalaya-draft.mail");
     File::create(&draft_path)?.write(tpl)?;
 
     // Opens editor and saves user input to draft file
-    Command::new(env!("EDITOR")).arg(&draft_path).status()?;
+    Command::new(env::var("EDITOR")?)
+        .arg(&draft_path)
+        .status()?;
 
     // Extracts draft file content
     let mut draft = String::new();
@@ -66,7 +75,7 @@ pub fn ask_for_confirmation(prompt: &str) -> Result<()> {
         .map(|bytes| bytes as char)
     {
         Some('y') | Some('Y') => Ok(()),
-        _ => Err(Error::AskForSendingConfirmationError),
+        _ => Err(Error::AskForConfirmationDeniedError),
     }
 }