diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..169bf5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Release Build and Publish Artifacts
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Build and Publish Release Artifacts
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python 3.12
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: Install build dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install build
+
+      - name: Build package distribution artifacts
+        run: python -m build
+
+      - name: Create Release and Upload Artifacts
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: |
+            dist/*.whl
+            dist/*.tar.gz
+          generate_release_notes: true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c8c582d..0c16799 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Makefile for Architecture Governance Toolkit
 
-.PHONY: help build-analysis-image run-analysis adr-new artifacts-dir
+.PHONY: help build build-analysis-image run-analysis adr-new artifacts-dir sbom hotspots ownership drift risk full-analysis clean
 
 ANALYSIS_IMAGE=analysis:local
 ARTIFACTS_DIR=artifacts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ ARTIFACTS_DIR=artifacts
 help:
 	@echo "Architecture Governance Toolkit - Available Commands:"
 	@echo ""
+	@echo "  make build                  - Build Python wheel and sdist package artifacts"
 	@echo "  make artifacts-dir          - Create artifacts directory"
 	@echo "  make build-analysis-image   - Build Docker analysis image"
 	@echo "  make run-analysis           - Run analysis in Docker"
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ help:
 	@echo "  make clean                  - Remove artifacts directory"
 	@echo ""
 
+build:
+	python3 -m build
+
 artifacts-dir:
 	mkdir -p $(ARTIFACTS_DIR)/sbom $(ARTIFACTS_DIR)/timeseries
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f60c16b..02cf596 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -356,6 +356,14 @@ Optional for extended features:
 - Trivy and/or Semgrep for security scanning
 - Syft for SBOM generation
 
+### One-Command Validation
+
+To validate the repository, execute the unit test suite and run the full governance analysis pipeline in a single command:
+
+```bash
+python3 -m pytest && make full-analysis
+```
+
 ### Option 1: Run Directly
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/seed.yaml b/seed.yaml
index e7ff98b..049ac8d 100644
--- a/seed.yaml
+++ b/seed.yaml
@@ -12,20 +12,30 @@ metadata:
   implementation_status: ACTIVE
   tier: standard
   promotion_status: CANDIDATE
-  last_validated: "2026-02-12"
+  last_validated: "2026-04-14"
   generated: "2026-02-17"
   sprint: "SENSORIA"
   language: python
+  validation_command: "python3 -m pytest && make full-analysis"
+  publication_target: "github_release"
+  release_url: "https://github.com/organvm-iv-taxis/reverse-engine-recursive-run/releases"
+  build_artifact: "dist/reverse_engine_recursive_run-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl"
 
 agents:
   - name: ci
     trigger: on_push
-    workflow: .github/workflows/ci-python.yml
+    workflow: .github/workflows/ci.yml
     description: "Continuous integration pipeline"
+  - name: release
+    trigger: on_tag
+    workflow: .github/workflows/release.yml
+    description: "Release build and artifact publication pipeline"
 
 produces:
   - type: theory
     description: "Epistemological frameworks, recursive engines, ontological systems"
+  - type: release_artifact
+    description: "Python wheel and sdist package distributions attached to GitHub releases"
 
 consumes: []