diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b55b83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: build and upload assets
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+env:
+  # Use invalid OSB key to packages with ZIP support but without valid build in password
+  OSB_KEY: "invalid"
+
+jobs:
+  linuxbuild:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: cargo test --verbose
+      - run: make linux-package
+      - name: Release
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'created' }}
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: |
+            *linux.tar.gz
+  windowsbuild:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: cargo test --verbose
+      - run: make win-package
+      - name: Release
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'created' }}
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: |
+            *win64.zip
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b21d630..d0d5596 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,50 +1,26 @@
-name: Create release and upload assets
+name: release-please
 
 on:
   push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v*'
+    branches: [ 'master' ]
 
-env:
-  # Use invalid OSB key to packages with ZIP support but without valid build in password
-  OSB_KEY: "invalid"
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
-  linuxbuild:
+  release-please:
+    name: run release-please
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: cargo test --verbose
-      - run: make linux-package
-      - name: Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v2
+        id: app-token
         with:
-          draft: 'true'
-          make_latest: 'true'
-          generate_release_notes: 'true'
-          files: |
-            *linux.tar.gz
-  windowsbuild:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: cargo test --verbose
-      - run: make win-package
-      - name: Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         with:
-          draft: 'true'
-          make_latest: 'true'
-          generate_release_notes: 'true'
-          files: |
-            *win64.zip
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+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 099593c..1ed419c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -6,14 +6,15 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "master" ]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
 
 jobs:
   build:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Build
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..091cfb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "0.10.0"
+}
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diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75b8e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/refs/heads/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+  "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
+  "include-v-in-tag": true,
+  "include-component-in-tag": false,
+  "release-type": "rust",
+  "packages": {
+    ".": { }
+  }
+}
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