diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 5b601151..f898877c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set the crates version
         run: |
           sed -i "s/^package.version = .*/package.version = \"${{ steps.next.outputs.version }}\"/" Cargo.toml
+          sed -i "/path = \".\/crates\//s/version = \".*\"/version = \"=${{ steps.next.outputs.version }}\"/" Cargo.toml
 
       - name: Run `cargo metadata` to make sure the lockfile is up to date
         run: cargo metadata --format-version 1
@@ -151,4 +152,4 @@ jobs:
               ref: `heads/${branch}`,
               sha: commit,
             });
-            console.log("Updated branch ref:", ref.data.url);
\ No newline at end of file
+            console.log("Updated branch ref:", ref.data.url);
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 072bffe9..e7877c77 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ broken_intra_doc_links = "deny"
 [workspace.dependencies]
 
 # Workspace crates
-# TODO: we need to automate the publishing of the workspace crates and version bumps
 mas-axum-utils = { path = "./crates/axum-utils/", version = "=0.7.0" }
 mas-cli = { path = "./crates/cli/", version = "=0.7.0" }
 mas-config = { path = "./crates/config/", version = "=0.7.0" }