diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 11b9f280..cd8ae5d2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>sc.fiji</groupId>
 	<artifactId>bigwarp_fiji</artifactId>
-	<version>9.1.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>9.2.0</version>
 
 	<name>BigWarp plugin for Fiji</name>
 	<description>A tool for manual pointwise deformable registration using bigdataviewer.</description>
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:https://github.com/saalfeldlab/bigwarp</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:saalfeldlab/bigwarp</developerConnection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>bigwarp_fiji-9.2.0</tag>
 		<url>https://github.com/saalfeldlab/bigwarp</url>
 	</scm>
 	<issueManagement>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4357c166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#release configuration
+#Thu Oct 03 16:50:47 EDT 2024
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+exec.pomFileName=pom.xml
+pushChanges=false
+releaseStrategyId=default
+project.scm.sc.fiji\:bigwarp_fiji.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:saalfeldlab/bigwarp
+projectVersionPolicyConfig=<projectVersionPolicyConfig>${projectVersionPolicyConfig}</projectVersionPolicyConfig>\n
+scm.tag=bigwarp_fiji-9.2.0
+remoteTagging=true
+exec.additionalArguments=-Dgpg.skip\=true 
+scm.branchCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare branch @{releaseLabel}
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+project.scm.sc.fiji\:bigwarp_fiji.tag=HEAD
+project.rel.sc.fiji\:bigwarp_fiji=9.2.0
+scm.url=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/saalfeldlab/bigwarp
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+pinExternals=false
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+scm.releaseCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel}
+project.scm.sc.fiji\:bigwarp_fiji.url=https\://github.com/saalfeldlab/bigwarp
+exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
+project.scm.sc.fiji\:bigwarp_fiji.connection=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/saalfeldlab/bigwarp
+exec.activateProfiles=deploy-to-scijava
+project.dev.sc.fiji\:bigwarp_fiji=9.2.1-SNAPSHOT
+scm.developmentCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration
+scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
+completedPhase=end-release