diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5559617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+on:
+    push:
+      branches:
+        - main
+  
+permissions:
+    contents: write
+    pull-requests: write
+
+name: release-please
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+        id: release
+        with:
+          release-type: node
+          manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
+      # The logic below handles the npm publication:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        # these if statements ensure that a publication only occurs when
+        # a new release is created:
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - run: npm install
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - run: npm run prepublish
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - run: npm publish
+        env:
+            NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d984db0..2541f2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: "github.event.pull_request.title != 'chore: release main'"
+    if: "!startsWith(github.event.pull_request.title, 'chore(main): release')"
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
 
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37e1f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+node_modules
+
+.vscode
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c66571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    ".": "2.1.6"
+  }
+  
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fedf7f9..7bf995f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/geert-janklaps/cds-launchpad-plugin.git"
   },
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "templates",
+    "cds-plugin.js",
+    "decs.d.ts",
+    "LICENSE",
+    "README.md"
+  ],
   "keywords": [
     "cds",
     "cap",