diff --git a/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml b/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5676ce49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+name: Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      # ytf did they invent their own syntax that's almost regex?
+      # ** matches 'zero or more of any character'
+      - 'release-v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+**'
+      - 'prerelease-v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+**'
+jobs:
+  build_wheels:
+    name: Build wheels on ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        # macos-13 is an intel runner, macos-14 is apple silicon
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-13]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Build wheels
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.19.1
+        env:
+          CIBW_SOME_OPTION: value
+        with:
+          package-dir: .
+          output-dir: wheelhouse
+          config-file: "{package}/pyproject.toml"
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: cibw-wheels-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ strategy.job-index }}
+          path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
+
+  build_sdist:
+    name: Build source distribution
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Build sdist
+        run: pipx run build --sdist
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: cibw-sdist
+          path: dist/*.tar.gz
+  create_release:
+    needs: [build_wheels, build_sdist]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      checks: write
+      actions: read
+      issues: read
+      packages: write
+      pull-requests: read
+      repository-projects: read
+      statuses: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Get the tag name and determine if it's a prerelease
+        id: get_tag_info
+        run: |
+          FULL_TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
+          if [[ $FULL_TAG == release-* ]]; then
+            TAG_NAME=${FULL_TAG#release-}
+            IS_PRERELEASE=false
+          elif [[ $FULL_TAG == prerelease-* ]]; then
+            TAG_NAME=${FULL_TAG#prerelease-}
+            IS_PRERELEASE=true
+          else
+            echo "Tag does not match expected patterns" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "FULL_TAG=$TAG_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "TAG_NAME=$TAG_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "IS_PRERELEASE=$IS_PRERELEASE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          # unpacks all CIBW artifacts into dist/
+          pattern: cibw-*
+          path: dist
+          merge-multiple: true
+      - name: Create Draft Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.TAG_NAME }}
+          draft: true
+          prerelease: ${{ env.IS_PRERELEASE }}
+          files: "./dist/*" 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f432874c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# The cibuildwheel action triggers on creation of a release, this
+# triggers on publication.
+# The expected workflow is to create a draft release and let the wheels
+# upload, and then hit 'publish', which uploads to PyPi.
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types:
+      - published
+
+jobs:
+  upload_pypi:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: pypi
+      url: https://pypi.org/p/spacy
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      contents: read
+    if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
+    # or, alternatively, upload to PyPI on every tag starting with 'v' (remove on: release above to use this)
+    # if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    steps:
+      - uses: robinraju/release-downloader@v1
+        with:
+          tag: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+          fileName: '*'
+          out-file-path: 'dist'
+      - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bfd7e68d1..07ffe1677 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,5 +11,58 @@ requires = [
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
+[tool.cibuildwheel]
+build = "*"
+skip = "pp* cp36* cp37* cp38* *-win32"
+test-skip = ""
+free-threaded-support = false
+
+archs = ["native"]
+
+build-frontend = "default"
+config-settings = {}
+dependency-versions = "pinned"
+environment = { PIP_CONSTRAINT = "build-constraints.txt" }
+
+environment-pass = []
+build-verbosity = 0
+
+before-all = "curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s -- -y --profile minimal --default-toolchain stable"
+before-build = "pip install -r requirements.txt && python setup.py clean"
+repair-wheel-command = ""
+
+test-command = ""
+before-test = ""
+test-requires = []
+test-extras = []
+
+container-engine = "docker"
+
+manylinux-x86_64-image = "manylinux2014"
+manylinux-i686-image = "manylinux2014"
+manylinux-aarch64-image = "manylinux2014"
+manylinux-ppc64le-image = "manylinux2014"
+manylinux-s390x-image = "manylinux2014"
+manylinux-pypy_x86_64-image = "manylinux2014"
+manylinux-pypy_i686-image = "manylinux2014"
+manylinux-pypy_aarch64-image = "manylinux2014"
+
+musllinux-x86_64-image = "musllinux_1_2"
+musllinux-i686-image = "musllinux_1_2"
+musllinux-aarch64-image = "musllinux_1_2"
+musllinux-ppc64le-image = "musllinux_1_2"
+musllinux-s390x-image = "musllinux_1_2"
+
+[tool.cibuildwheel.linux]
+repair-wheel-command = "auditwheel repair -w {dest_dir} {wheel}"
+
+[tool.cibuildwheel.macos]
+repair-wheel-command = "delocate-wheel --require-archs {delocate_archs} -w {dest_dir} -v {wheel}"
+
+[tool.cibuildwheel.windows]
+
+[tool.cibuildwheel.pyodide]
+
+
 [tool.isort]
 profile = "black"
diff --git a/spacy/about.py b/spacy/about.py
index b7fd3751a..4c9127146 100644
--- a/spacy/about.py
+++ b/spacy/about.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # fmt: off
 __title__ = "spacy"
-__version__ = "3.7.5"
+__version__ = "3.7.6a"
 __download_url__ = "https://github.com/explosion/spacy-models/releases/download"
 __compatibility__ = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/explosion/spacy-models/master/compatibility.json"