diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 20a5ac57e..0de1c351a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>net.imagej</groupId>
 	<artifactId>imagej-ops</artifactId>
-	<version>2.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.1.0</version>
 
 	<name>ImageJ Ops</name>
 	<description>ImageJ Operations: a framework for reusable algorithms.</description>
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:https://github.com/imagej/imagej-ops</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:imagej/imagej-ops</developerConnection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>imagej-ops-2.1.0</tag>
 		<url>https://github.com/imagej/imagej-ops</url>
 	</scm>
 	<issueManagement>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02c3fb18d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#release configuration
+#Tue Jun 11 10:28:40 CDT 2024
+project.scm.net.imagej\:imagej-ops.url=https\://github.com/imagej/imagej-ops
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+exec.pomFileName=pom.xml
+pushChanges=false
+releaseStrategyId=default
+project.dev.net.imagej\:imagej-ops=2.1.1-SNAPSHOT
+project.scm.net.imagej\:imagej-ops.connection=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/imagej/imagej-ops
+project.scm.net.imagej\:imagej-ops.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:imagej/imagej-ops
+projectVersionPolicyConfig=<projectVersionPolicyConfig>${projectVersionPolicyConfig}</projectVersionPolicyConfig>\n
+scm.tag=imagej-ops-2.1.0
+remoteTagging=true
+exec.additionalArguments=-Dgpg.skip\=true 
+scm.branchCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare branch @{releaseLabel}
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+scm.url=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/imagej/imagej-ops
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+pinExternals=false
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+scm.releaseCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel}
+exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
+project.scm.net.imagej\:imagej-ops.tag=HEAD
+exec.activateProfiles=deploy-to-scijava
+project.rel.net.imagej\:imagej-ops=2.1.0
+scm.developmentCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration
+scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
+completedPhase=end-release