diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 74d77c2c..35dc3613 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -72,3 +72,16 @@ python_version = "3.11"
 [tool.flake8]
 max-line-length = 88
 extend-ignore = ["E203", "E501"]
+
+[tool.semantic_release]
+# for default values check:
+# https://github.com/python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release/blob/v7.32.2/semantic_release/defaults.cfg
+
+version_source = "tag_only"
+branch = "main"
+
+# configure types which should trigger minor and patch version bumps respectively
+# (note that they must be a subset of the configured allowed types):
+parser_angular_allowed_types = "build,chore,ci,docs,feat,fix,perf,style,refactor,test"
+parser_angular_minor_types = "feat"
+parser_angular_patch_types = "fix,perf"