diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index f0bea62..7cb8876 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -152,3 +152,24 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Tests
         shell: bash
         run: make typecheck
+
+  release-pypi:
+    name: "Release to pypi"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
+    needs: [test-no-extras, tests, test-rsconnect]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.10"
+      - name: "Build Package"
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install build wheel
+          python -m build --sdist --wheel
+
+      - name: "Deploy to Test PyPI"
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          user: __token__
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index cfdeac9..b9f1b3b 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 
 For full details, view the [commit logs](https://github.com/rstudio/vetiver-python/commits/).
 
+## v0.2.5
+## What's Changed
+
+[**Full Changelog**](https://github.com/rstudio/vetiver-python/compare/v0.2.4...v0.2.5)
+
+* MAINT: refactor tests in [GH209](https://github.com/rstudio/vetiver-python/pull/209)
+* DOCS: Update link to custom handlers documentation in [GH208](https://github.com/rstudio/vetiver-python/pull/208)
+* ENH: add `Field` examples to model prototypes in [GH210](https://github.com/rstudio/vetiver-python/pull/210)
+
 
 ## v0.2.4
 ## What's Changed
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5d88170..97ecad2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ include = [
 # single character).
 ignore = [
     #"vetiver/__init__.py",
-    #"vetiver/attach_pkgs.py",
+    "vetiver/attach_pkgs.py",
     "vetiver/helpers.py",
     "vetiver/meta.py",
     "vetiver/mock.py",
diff --git a/vetiver/server.py b/vetiver/server.py
index 950d367..de71e4b 100644
--- a/vetiver/server.py
+++ b/vetiver/server.py
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
+import json
+import logging
 import re
+import webbrowser
+from textwrap import dedent
+from typing import Callable, List, Union
+from urllib.parse import urljoin
+from warnings import warn
+
 import httpx
-import json
+import pandas as pd
 import requests
 import uvicorn
-import logging
-import pandas as pd
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
 from fastapi.exceptions import RequestValidationError
 from fastapi.openapi.utils import get_openapi
-from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, RedirectResponse, PlainTextResponse
-from textwrap import dedent
-from warnings import warn
-from urllib.parse import urljoin
-from typing import Callable, List, Union
+from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, PlainTextResponse, RedirectResponse
 
+from .helpers import api_data_to_frame, response_to_frame
+from .meta import VetiverMeta
 from .utils import _jupyter_nb, get_workbench_path
 from .vetiver_model import VetiverModel
-from .meta import VetiverMeta
-from .helpers import api_data_to_frame, response_to_frame
 
 
 class VetiverAPI:
@@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ async def custom_endpoint(input_data: Request):
                 else:
                     return predictions
 
-    def run(self, port: int = 8000, host: str = "127.0.0.1", **kw):
+    def run(self, port: int = 8000, host: str = "127.0.0.1", quiet_open=False, **kw):
         """
         Start API
 
@@ -261,6 +263,8 @@ def run(self, port: int = 8000, host: str = "127.0.0.1", **kw):
             An integer that indicates the server port that should be listened on.
         host : str
             A valid IPv4 or IPv6 address, which the application will listen on.
+        quiet_open : bool
+            If host is a localhost address, try to automatically open API in browser
 
         Examples
         -------
@@ -273,7 +277,13 @@ def run(self, port: int = 8000, host: str = "127.0.0.1", **kw):
         """
         _jupyter_nb()
         self.workbench_path = get_workbench_path(port)
-
+        if port and host:
+            try:
+                if host == "127.0.0.1" and not quiet_open:
+                    # quality of life for developing APIs locally
+                    webbrowser.open(f"http://{host}:{port}")
+            except Exception:
+                pass
         if self.workbench_path:
             uvicorn.run(
                 self.app, port=port, host=host, root_path=self.workbench_path, **kw