diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85cc603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+name: release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: set up jdk
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          cache: maven
+          server-id: github
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACT_SIGNING_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+      - name: Configure Git user
+        run: |
+          git config user.email "actions@github.com"
+          git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
+      - name: maven release
+        run: export GPG_TTY=$(tty) && mvn --batch-mode -e --global-settings deployment/global-settings.xml --batch-mode release:prepare release:perform
+        env:
+          GPG_KEY_NAME: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACT_SIGNING_GPG_KEY_NAME }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACT_SIGNING_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+          OSSRH_JIRA_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_JIRA_USERNAME }}
+          OSSRH_JIRA_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_JIRA_PASSWORD }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/deployment/global-settings.xml b/deployment/global-settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..020c17e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/global-settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0"
+          xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
+
+    <servers>
+        <server>
+            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <username>${env.OSSRH_JIRA_USERNAME}</username>
+            <password>${env.OSSRH_JIRA_PASSWORD}</password>
+        </server>
+    </servers>
+
+</settings>
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7d10d9f..9c2c8eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>de.eitco</groupId>
         <artifactId>eitco-oss-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.0.1</version>
     </parent>
 
 
@@ -41,21 +41,6 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <repositories>
-        <repository>
-            <id>github</id>
-            <url>https://maven.pkg.github.com/eitco/eitco-oss-parent</url>
-            <releases>
-                <enabled>false</enabled>
-            </releases>
-            <snapshots>
-                <enabled>true</enabled>
-                <checksumPolicy>fail</checksumPolicy>
-                <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
-            </snapshots>
-        </repository>
-    </repositories>
-
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>