diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85e612f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: ci
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - node-version: 14
+            node-lts: true
+          - node-version: 16
+            node-lts: true
+          - node-version: 18
+            node-lts: true
+          - node-version: 19
+            node-lts: false
+    continue-on-error: ${{ ! matrix.node-lts }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          cache: yarn
+      - run: yarn install
+      - run: yarn build
+      - run: yarn test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/format-check.yml b/.github/workflows/format-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfe5e8d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/format-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: format-check
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: lts/*
+          cache: yarn
+      - run: yarn install
+      - run: yarn format-check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 12cfa339..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-name: test
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-  pull_request:
-
-jobs:
-  test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - node: 14
-            lts: true
-          - node: 16
-            lts: true
-          - node: 18
-            lts: false
-          - node: 19
-            lts: false
-    continue-on-error: ${{ ! matrix.lts }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
-          cache: yarn
-      - run: yarn install
-      - run: yarn build
-      # - run: yarn test
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 13e9bbd7..e2c81f15 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 workspaces = true
 workspaces-update = false
-
diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index 09a3e843..93962cb4 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 .yarn
 
 # artifacts
-lib/
+dist/
 types/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9185ce10..507aebb6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ yarn moker add --template cra client
 <!-- START doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->
 <!-- DON'T EDIT THIS SECTION, INSTEAD RE-RUN doctoc TO UPDATE -->
 
-  - [Getting started](#getting-started)
+- [Getting started](#getting-started)
   - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
   - [Create monorepo](#create-monorepo)
   - [Use plugins](#use-plugins)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ yarn moker add --template cra client
   - [`lint-staged` _monorepo_](#lint-staged-_monorepo_)
   - [`prettier` _monorepo_](#prettier-_monorepo_)
   - [`jest` _workspace_](#jest-_workspace_)
-  - [`semantic-release` _workspace_](#semantic-release-_workspace_)
+  - [`semantic-release` _monorepo_](#semantic-release-_monorepo_)
   - [`typescript` _workspace_](#typescript-_workspace_)
 - [Available templates](#available-templates)
   - [`common` _monorepo_](#common-_monorepo_)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ yarn moker add --template cra client
 
 <!-- END doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->
 
-## Getting started
+# Getting started
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
@@ -161,10 +161,21 @@ monorepo level.
 
 ## `github-actions` _monorepo_
 
-**🚧 This plugin is a work in progress**
+This plugin creates a simple `ci.yml`
+[GitHub Actions](https://github.com/features/actions) workflow.
 
-This plugin sets up [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/features/actions) at the
-monorepo level.
+If you have the `prettier` plugin installed, this will also setup a `lint.yml`
+workflow.
+
+If you have the `semantic-release` plugin installed, this will also setup a
+`release.yml` workflow. This workflow needs these secrets to be added to your
+repository:
+
+- `GH_TOKEN`: a GitHub token with read/write access to your repository
+- `NPM_TOKEN`: an NPM token with publish access to your packages
+
+> 🤓 The workflows will use the `main` branch by default, but it is trivial to
+> change this.
 
 ## `husky` _monorepo_
 
@@ -201,14 +212,41 @@ This plugin sets up [Prettier](https://prettier.io).
 This plugin sets up [Jest](https://jestjs.io) and adds a `test` and `watch:test`
 script to both the workspace and the monorepo.
 
-## `semantic-release` _workspace_
+## `semantic-release` _monorepo_
 
 This plugin sets up
-[semantic-release](https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-release/).
+[semantic-release](https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-release/). It
+uses a workaround so that it can be used in a monorepo, which is to set up a
+`.npmrc` file containing:
+
+```ini
+workspaces = true
+workspaces-update = false
+```
+
+This causes both `npm version` and `npm publish` to be run for each monorepo in
+the `semantic-release` context.
+
+Please note that the root repository is not published. Furthermore, make sure
+that the root `package.json` doesn't contain:
+
+```json
+"private": true
+```
+
+Otherwise, the `semantic-release` process will skip the `publish` step.
+
+> 🤓 The release configuration will use the `main` branch by default, but it is
+> trivial to change this.
 
 > ⚠️ The semantic-release plugin in our monorepo configuration is currently
-> broken due to
-> [this issue with their npm plugin](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm/pull/529)
+> broken due to an issue with their npm plugin (see [semantic-release/npm#529])
+> [this issue with their npm plugin]. Take a look at [patch-semantic-commit.js]
+> in this repository for a workaround.
+
+[semantic-release/npm#529]: https://github.com/semantic-release/npm/pull/529
+[patch-semantic-commit.js]:
+  https://github.com/hongaar/moker/blob/main/scripts/patch-semantic-commit.js
 
 ## `typescript` _workspace_
 
@@ -257,7 +295,6 @@ Contributions are very welcome!
 
 - [ ] github-actions plugin
 - [ ] devcontainer plugin
-- [ ] semantic-release plugin
 - [ ] leasot (todos) plugin
 - [ ] doctoc plugin
 - [ ] Add LICENSE file to monorepo
@@ -266,6 +303,7 @@ Contributions are very welcome!
 - [ ] Adapt for non-monorepo use-cases (?)
 - [ ] Blog post / tutorial
 - [ ] Docs for writing custom plugins / templates
+- [x] semantic-release plugin
 - [x] Port templates
 - [x] Support for BYO plugins/templates
 - [x] Remove plugins
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 26e7aab4..c83b5eef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
     "plugins": [
       "husky",
       "lint-staged",
-      "prettier"
+      "prettier",
+      "semantic-release",
+      "github-actions"
     ]
   },
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.2.4",
@@ -25,19 +27,21 @@
     "watch:test": "yarn workspaces foreach --parallel --interlaced run watch:test",
     "postinstall": "husky install && node scripts/postinstall.js",
     "format": "prettier --write --ignore-unknown .",
+    "format-check": "prettier --check --ignore-unknown .",
     "doctoc": "doctoc README.md",
-    "leasot": "leasot --exit-nicely --reporter markdown --ignore \"**/node_modules\" \"**/*.ts\" > TODO.md"
+    "leasot": "leasot --exit-nicely --reporter markdown --ignore \"**/node_modules\" \"**/*.ts\" > TODO.md",
+    "release": "semantic-release"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.1",
-    "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",
+    "@semantic-release/changelog": "6.0.1",
+    "@semantic-release/git": "10.0.1",
     "@types/prettier": "^2",
     "doctoc": "^2.2.1",
     "husky": "8.0.2",
     "leasot": "^13.2.0",
     "lint-staged": "13.0.3",
     "prettier": "2.7.1",
-    "semantic-release": "^19.0.5"
+    "semantic-release": "19.0.5"
   },
   "lint-staged": {
     "*": "prettier --write --ignore-unknown"
diff --git a/packages/core/src/file.ts b/packages/core/src/file.ts
index 13f56b93..1dd4b2cd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/file.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/file.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ export async function writeFile({
   return fs.promises.writeFile(path, `${contents.trim()}${os.EOL}`, "utf8");
 }
 
+export async function copyFile({ from, to }: { from: string; to: string }) {
+  return fs.promises.copyFile(from, to);
+}
+
 export async function removeFile({ path }: { path: string }) {
   return fs.promises.rm(path);
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/monorepo.ts b/packages/core/src/monorepo.ts
index d1044caa..98d812ec 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/monorepo.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/monorepo.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ export async function createMonorepo({
         plugins: [],
       },
       scripts: {
-        publish: "yarn publish",
+        build: "echo 'not implemented'",
+        test: "echo 'not implemented'",
       },
     },
   });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/workspace.ts b/packages/core/src/workspace.ts
index 0ac2c0b1..69d38469 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/workspace.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/workspace.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ export async function addWorkspace({
             },
           }
         : {}),
+      moker: {
+        plugins: [],
+      },
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/plugins/package.json b/packages/plugins/package.json
index 141c1dd0..f9db5be2 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugins/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
   "types": "types/index.d.ts",
   "files": [
     "dist",
-    "types"
+    "types",
+    "static"
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "prepublishOnly": "yarn build",
diff --git a/packages/plugins/src/githubActions/githubActions.ts b/packages/plugins/src/githubActions/githubActions.ts
index 590b1c56..9187005f 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/src/githubActions/githubActions.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/src/githubActions/githubActions.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,63 @@
-import { PluginType } from "@mokr/core";
+import {
+  copyFile,
+  createDirectory,
+  hasPlugin,
+  PluginArgs,
+  PluginType,
+  removeDirectory,
+} from "@mokr/core";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { URL } from "node:url";
 
-async function install() {
-  // jest -> test workflow
-  // semanticRelease -> release workflow
-  // prettier -> lint workflow
-  // typescript -> build workflow
+const WORKFLOWS_DIRECTORY = ".github/workflows";
+
+async function install({ directory }: PluginArgs) {
+  const workflowDirectory = join(directory, WORKFLOWS_DIRECTORY);
+
+  await createDirectory({ directory: workflowDirectory });
+
+  // Workspaces
+
+  // Since there's currently no way to detect plugins in workspaces, we always
+  // install the build and test workflows.
+
+  // We could build plugin detection in workspaces, but then we would need to
+  // load all plugins at the monorepo level when we modify plugins at the
+  // workspace level
+
+  await copyFile({
+    from: new URL("../../static/ci.yml", import.meta.url).pathname,
+    to: join(workflowDirectory, "ci.yml"),
+  });
 }
 
-async function remove() {}
+async function remove({ directory }: PluginArgs) {
+  const workflowDirectory = join(directory, WORKFLOWS_DIRECTORY);
 
-async function load() {}
+  await removeDirectory({ directory: workflowDirectory });
+}
+
+async function load({ directory }: PluginArgs) {
+  const workflowDirectory = join(directory, WORKFLOWS_DIRECTORY);
+
+  await createDirectory({ directory: workflowDirectory });
+
+  // Monorepo plugins
+
+  if (await hasPlugin({ directory, name: "semanticRelease" })) {
+    await copyFile({
+      from: new URL("../../static/release.yml", import.meta.url).pathname,
+      to: join(workflowDirectory, "release.yml"),
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (await hasPlugin({ directory, name: "prettier" })) {
+    await copyFile({
+      from: new URL("../../static/format-check.yml", import.meta.url).pathname,
+      to: join(workflowDirectory, "format-check.yml"),
+    });
+  }
+}
 
 export const githubActions = {
   type: PluginType.Monorepo,
diff --git a/packages/plugins/src/index.ts b/packages/plugins/src/index.ts
index dd7451d8..4f09f1be 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export * from "./githubActions/githubActions.js";
 export * from "./husky/husky.js";
 export * from "./jest/jest.js";
 export * from "./lintStaged/lintStaged.js";
diff --git a/packages/plugins/src/prettier/prettier.ts b/packages/plugins/src/prettier/prettier.ts
index a1a43418..c13aae40 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/src/prettier/prettier.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/src/prettier/prettier.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const PRETTIER_IGNORE = [
   ".yarn",
   "",
   "# artifacts",
-  "lib/",
+  "dist/",
   "types/",
   "",
 ];
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ async function install({ directory }: PluginArgs) {
     data: {
       scripts: {
         format: "prettier --write --ignore-unknown .",
+        "format-check": "prettier --check --ignore-unknown .",
       },
     },
   });
diff --git a/packages/plugins/src/semanticRelease/semanticRelease.ts b/packages/plugins/src/semanticRelease/semanticRelease.ts
index a007cecd..2dffd0f6 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/src/semanticRelease/semanticRelease.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/src/semanticRelease/semanticRelease.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   removeFile,
   writeFile,
   writeJson,
+  writePackage,
 } from "@mokr/core";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 
@@ -57,6 +58,15 @@ async function install({ directory }: PluginArgs) {
     contents: NPMRC,
   });
 
+  await writePackage({
+    directory,
+    data: {
+      scripts: {
+        release: "semantic-release",
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
   logInfo(
     `semantic-release in our monorepo configuration is currently broken due to https://github.com/semantic-release/npm/pull/529`
   );
diff --git a/packages/plugins/static/ci.yml b/packages/plugins/static/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85e612f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugins/static/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: ci
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - node-version: 14
+            node-lts: true
+          - node-version: 16
+            node-lts: true
+          - node-version: 18
+            node-lts: true
+          - node-version: 19
+            node-lts: false
+    continue-on-error: ${{ ! matrix.node-lts }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          cache: yarn
+      - run: yarn install
+      - run: yarn build
+      - run: yarn test
diff --git a/packages/plugins/static/format-check.yml b/packages/plugins/static/format-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfe5e8d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugins/static/format-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: format-check
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: lts/*
+          cache: yarn
+      - run: yarn install
+      - run: yarn format-check
diff --git a/packages/plugins/static/release.yml b/packages/plugins/static/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e8bac39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugins/static/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: lts/*
+          cache: yarn
+      - run: yarn install
+      - run: yarn build
+      - run: yarn release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6dfd7119..b1f7fed4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@mokr/root@workspace:."
   dependencies:
-    "@semantic-release/changelog": ^6.0.1
-    "@semantic-release/git": ^10.0.1
+    "@semantic-release/changelog": 6.0.1
+    "@semantic-release/git": 10.0.1
     "@types/prettier": ^2
     doctoc: ^2.2.1
     husky: 8.0.2
     leasot: ^13.2.0
     lint-staged: 13.0.3
     prettier: 2.7.1
-    semantic-release: ^19.0.5
+    semantic-release: 19.0.5
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@semantic-release/changelog@npm:^6.0.1":
+"@semantic-release/changelog@npm:6.0.1":
   version: 6.0.1
   resolution: "@semantic-release/changelog@npm:6.0.1"
   dependencies:
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@semantic-release/git@npm:^10.0.1":
+"@semantic-release/git@npm:10.0.1":
   version: 10.0.1
   resolution: "@semantic-release/git@npm:10.0.1"
   dependencies:
@@ -4788,7 +4788,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"semantic-release@npm:^19.0.5":
+"semantic-release@npm:19.0.5":
   version: 19.0.5
   resolution: "semantic-release@npm:19.0.5"
   dependencies: