diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92ceef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: Maven Release Build
+
+# This lets you trigger the build manually from the GitHub Actions tab
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      releaseVersion:
+        description: 'Release Version (e.g., 1.0.0)'
+        required: true
+      developmentVersion:
+        description: 'Next Dev Version (e.g., 1.0.1-SNAPSHOT)'
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    # Crucial: Give the action permission to push commits and tags back to the repo
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      packages: write 
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          # You need to fetch all history so the release plugin can see tags
+          fetch-depth: 0 
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '17' # Change this to your Java version
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          server-id: github # Must match the <id> in your distributionManagement
+          server-username: GITHUB_ACTOR
+          server-password: GITHUB_TOKEN
+
+      - name: Configure Git User
+        run: |
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+
+      - name: Perform Maven Release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          mvn -B release:prepare release:perform \
+            -DreleaseVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }} \
+            -DdevelopmentVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.developmentVersion }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 17f5e42..84061c6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@
     <artifactId>comfyuimodel-downloader</artifactId>
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
+    <scm>
+        <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/thomaskippster/comfymodeldownloader.git</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/thomaskippster/comfymodeldownloader.git</developerConnection>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    </scm>
+
+    <distributionManagement>
+        <repository>
+            <id>github</id>
+            <name>GitHub Packages</name>
+            <url>https://maven.pkg.github.com/thomaskippster/comfymodeldownloader</url>
+        </repository>
+    </distributionManagement>
+
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>