diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_binaries.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish_binaries.yaml
index 343f0e1a..aee35017 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_binaries.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_binaries.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-name: Publish Binaries
+name: Publish v0.x Binaries
 
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - "!*"
     tags:
-      - "v*"
+      - "v0*"
 
 jobs:
   goreleaser:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_v1_binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_v1_binaries.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31567537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_v1_binaries.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Publish v1.x Binaries
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "!*"
+    tags:
+      - "v1*"
+
+env:
+  # This is referenced from .goreleaser.yml
+  HELMFILE_V1MODE: "true"
+
+jobs:
+  goreleaser:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      -
+        name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      -
+        name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.19
+      -
+        name: Run GoReleaser
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v1
+        with:
+          version: latest
+          args: release --rm-dist
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index fd3724ea..cd8517af 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 project_name: helmfile
+env:
+  # We default to non-v1 mode (=helmfile v0.x behavior) when HELMFILE_V1MODE is not set
+  - HELMFILE_V1MODE={{ if index .Env "HELMFILE_V1MODE"  }}{{ .Env.HELMFILE_V1MODE }}{{ else }}false{{ end }}
 builds:
   - id: helmfile
     main: .
@@ -11,6 +14,7 @@ builds:
       - -X go.szostok.io/version.commit={{.FullCommit}}
       - -X go.szostok.io/version.commitDate={{.CommitDate}}
       - -X go.szostok.io/version.dirtyBuild=false
+      - -X github.com/helmfile/helmfile/pkg/runtime.v1Mode={{.Env.HELMFILE_V1MODE}}
     goos:
       - darwin
       - linux
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index faca381b..f162687c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ build:
 	go build -ldflags="$(GO_BUILD_VERSION_LDFLAGS)" ${TARGETS}
 .PHONY: build
 
+build-v1:
+	go build -ldflags="$(GO_BUILD_VERSION_LDFLAGS) -X github.com/helmfile/helmfile/pkg/runtime.v1Mode=true" ${TARGETS}
+.PHONY: build-v1
+
 generate:
 	go generate ${PKGS}
 .PHONY: generate
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index a7d2d695..88e6cd30 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/helmfile/helmfile/pkg/envvar"
 	"github.com/helmfile/helmfile/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/helmfile/helmfile/pkg/helmexec"
+	"github.com/helmfile/helmfile/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
 var logger *zap.SugaredLogger
-var globalUsage = "Declaratively deploy your Kubernetes manifests, Kustomize configs, and Charts as Helm releases in one shot"
+var globalUsage = "Declaratively deploy your Kubernetes manifests, Kustomize configs, and Charts as Helm releases in one shot\n" + runtime.Info()
 
 func toCLIError(g *config.GlobalImpl, err error) error {
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/envvar/const.go b/pkg/envvar/const.go
index 3e4ea37e..d8ab2de5 100644
--- a/pkg/envvar/const.go
+++ b/pkg/envvar/const.go
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ const (
 	TempDir                       = "HELMFILE_TEMPDIR"
 	Helm3                         = "HELMFILE_HELM3"
 	UpgradeNoticeDisabled         = "HELMFILE_UPGRADE_NOTICE_DISABLED"
+	V1Mode                        = "HELMFILE_V1MODE"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/runtime.go b/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7efda582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package runtime
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/helmfile/helmfile/pkg/envvar"
+)
+
+// V1Mode is false by default for Helmfile v0.x and
+// true by default for Helmfile v1.x
+var (
+	V1Mode bool
+
+	// We set this via ldflags at build-time so that we can use the
+	// value specified at the build time as the runtime default.
+	v1Mode string
+)
+
+func Info() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("V1 mode = %v", V1Mode)
+}
+
+func init() {
+	// You can toggle the V1 mode at runtime via an envvar:
+	// - Helmfile v1.x behaves like v0.x by running it with HELMFILE_V1MODE=false
+	// - Helmfile v0.x behaves like v1.x by with HELMFILE_V1MODE=true
+	switch os.Getenv(envvar.V1Mode) {
+	case "true":
+		V1Mode = true
+	case "false":
+		V1Mode = false
+	default:
+		V1Mode, _ = strconv.ParseBool(v1Mode)
+	}
+}