diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d9a9599..0528b26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -57,3 +57,15 @@ jobs:
           git tag "$VERSION"
           git push origin "$VERSION"
           gh release create "$VERSION" --generate-notes
+
+      - name: Trigger Vercel deploy at tagged commit
+        if: steps.next.outputs.version != 'skip'
+        env:
+          HOOK: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_DEPLOY_HOOK }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "$HOOK" ]; then
+            echo "VERCEL_DEPLOY_HOOK secret not set; skipping deploy trigger" >&2
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          curl -fsS -X POST "$HOOK" >/dev/null
+          echo "Vercel deploy hook triggered for ${{ steps.next.outputs.version }}"
diff --git a/vercel.json b/vercel.json
index c1d3f9c..9fc4c25 100644
--- a/vercel.json
+++ b/vercel.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "buildCommand": "git fetch --tags --depth=1 origin || true; python3 build.py --check",
+  "ignoreCommand": "if [ \"$VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF\" = \"main\" ]; then git fetch --tags --depth=1 origin >/dev/null 2>&1 || true; ! git describe --exact-match --tags HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1; else exit 1; fi",
   "outputDirectory": "public",
   "framework": null,
   "headers": [