diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 2acb43d7..f86bb8cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -23,3 +23,45 @@ jobs:
       tools_directory: tools
     secrets:
       DEPLOY_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }}
+
+  update-codemeta:
+    name: Update codemeta.json
+    needs: prepare-release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ssh-key: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }}
+          ref: main
+
+      - name: Determine version string
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            echo "tag=v${{ inputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "tag=${{ github.ref_name }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      - name: Set up MATLAB
+        uses: matlab-actions/setup-matlab@v2
+
+      - name: Update codemeta.json
+        uses: matlab-actions/run-command@v2
+        with:
+          command: addpath(genpath("tools")); updateCodeMetaFile("${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}")
+
+      - name: Commit and push changes
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add codemeta.json
+          if git diff --cached --quiet; then
+            echo "No changes to commit"
+          else
+            git commit -m "Update codemeta.json for ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}"
+            git push
+          fi