diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_tag.yaml b/.github/workflows/auto_tag.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6a1d52b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_tag.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Essential files modified
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - master
+    paths:
+    - quantum/**/*
+    - tmk_core/**/*
+    - drivers/**/*
+    - tests/**/*
+    - util/**/*
+    - platforms/**/*
+    - Makefile
+    - '*.mk'
+
+jobs:
+  tag:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # protect against those who develop with their fork on master
+    if: github.repository == 'qmk/qmk_firmware'
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    - name: Bump version and push tag
+      uses: anothrNick/github-tag-action@1.26.0
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/util/travis_compiled_push.sh b/util/travis_compiled_push.sh
index 195a87208..a9c6f028f 100755
--- a/util/travis_compiled_push.sh
+++ b/util/travis_compiled_push.sh
@@ -17,30 +17,8 @@ git diff --diff-filter=AM --name-only -n 1 -z ${TRAVIS_COMMIT_RANGE} '*.c' '*.h'
 git diff --diff-filter=AM --name-only -n 1 -z ${TRAVIS_COMMIT_RANGE} | xargs -0 git add
 git commit -m "format code according to conventions [skip ci]" && git push git@github.com:qmk/qmk_firmware.git master
 
-increment_version ()
-{
-  declare -a part=( ${1//\./ } )
-  part[2]=$((part[2] + 1))
-  new="${part[*]}"
-  echo -e "${new// /.}"
-}
-
 git diff --name-only -n 1 ${TRAVIS_COMMIT_RANGE}
 
-NEFM=$(git diff --name-only -n 1 ${TRAVIS_COMMIT_RANGE} | grep -Ev '^(keyboards/)' | grep -Ev '^(docs/)' | grep -Ev '^(users/)' | grep -Ev '^(layouts/)' | wc -l)
-if [[ $NEFM -gt 0 ]] ; then
-	echo "Essential files modified."
-	git fetch --tags
-	lasttag=$(git tag --sort=-creatordate --no-column --list '*.*.*' | grep -E -m1 '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$')
-	newtag=$(increment_version $lasttag)
-	until git tag $newtag; do
-		newtag=$(increment_version $newtag)
-	done
-	git push --tags git@github.com:qmk/qmk_firmware.git
-else
-	echo "No essential files modified."
-fi
-
 if [[ "$TRAVIS_COMMIT_MESSAGE" != *"[skip build]"* ]] ; then
 	make generate-keyboards-file SILENT=true > .keyboards
 	cd ..