diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1b558a7af..0e69f4638 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "brk"
 version = "0.1.0-alpha.1"
 dependencies = [
+ "brk_bencher",
  "brk_binder",
  "brk_bundler",
  "brk_computer",
diff --git a/crates/brk/Cargo.toml b/crates/brk/Cargo.toml
index 044bacd47..9dccca879 100644
--- a/crates/brk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/brk/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ build = "build.rs"
 
 [features]
 full = [
+    "bencher",
     "binder",
     "bundler",
     "computer",
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ full = [
     "traversable",
     "types",
 ]
+bencher = ["brk_bencher"]
 binder = ["brk_binder"]
 bundler = ["brk_bundler"]
 computer = ["brk_computer"]
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ traversable = ["brk_traversable"]
 types = ["brk_types"]
 
 [dependencies]
+brk_bencher = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 brk_binder = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 brk_bundler = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 brk_computer = { workspace = true, optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/brk/src/lib.rs b/crates/brk/src/lib.rs
index fc70f120e..23d724a3c 100644
--- a/crates/brk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/brk/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #![doc = include_str!("../README.md")]
 
+#[cfg(feature = "bencher")]
+#[doc(inline)]
+pub use brk_bencher as bencher;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "binder")]
 #[doc(inline)]
 pub use brk_binder as binder;
diff --git a/crates/brk_bencher/Cargo.toml b/crates/brk_bencher/Cargo.toml
index 1ceca31ba..04eba1b8b 100644
--- a/crates/brk_bencher/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/brk_bencher/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
-publish = false
 build = "build.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index 7e778f753..371c9ccfb 100755
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-# BRK crates publish script
 # Order determined by topological sort of dependency graph
-
 CRATES=(
     brk_bundler
     brk_error
@@ -18,6 +16,7 @@ CRATES=(
     brk_store
     brk_traversable
     brk_grouper
+    brk_bencher
     brk_indexer
     brk_computer
     brk_query
@@ -35,13 +34,11 @@ cd "$CRATES_DIR" || { echo "Failed to cd to crates directory"; exit 1; }
 echo "Working from: $(pwd)"
 
 for crate in "${CRATES[@]}"; do
-    echo "=== Publishing $crate ==="
     cd "$crate"
     cargo publish
     cd ..
     echo ""
-    # Give crates.io time to index (required for dependencies)
-    sleep 1
+    sleep 10
 done
 
 echo "Done!"
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 9d4170070..000000000
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-cargo release --workspace -x patch --no-verify