diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d3d992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Release
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Java for publishing to Maven Central Repository
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: 8
+          server-id: ossrh
+          distribution: "adopt"
+          server-username: OSSRH_USERNAME
+          server-password: OSSRH_PASSWORD
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          gpg-passphrase: GPG_PASSPHRASE
+
+      - name: Publish to the Maven Central Repository
+        run: mvn -DskipTests=true --batch-mode deploy
+        env:
+          GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+          OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Create GitHub release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          files: target/*.jar
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bb01a08..1b66282 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -118,52 +118,45 @@
         </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>
+            <id>scala-compile</id>
             <goals>
               <goal>compile</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+          <execution>
+            <id>scala-test-compile</id>
+            <goals>
               <goal>testCompile</goal>
             </goals>
           </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <!-- Sign the artifacts -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6</version>
-        <executions>
           <execution>
-            <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+            <id>prepare-release-assets</id>
             <goals>
-              <goal>sign</goal>
+              <goal>add-source</goal>
             </goals>
-            <phase>verify</phase>
+            <phase>prepare-package</phase>
           </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <!-- Maven source and JavaDoc plugin to meet Maven Central's requirements -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.1</version>
-        <executions>
           <execution>
-            <id>attach-sources</id>
+            <id>generate-doc-jar</id>
             <goals>
-              <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+              <goal>doc-jar</goal>
             </goals>
+            <phase>package</phase>
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <!-- Sign the artifacts -->
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.0</version>
+        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>1.6</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
-            <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+            <id>sign-artifacts</id>
             <goals>
-              <goal>jar</goal>
+              <goal>sign</goal>
             </goals>
+            <phase>verify</phase>
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
@@ -298,6 +291,33 @@
               </pom>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>
+          <!-- Maven source plugin to meet Maven Central's requirements -->
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.3.0</version>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>generate-source-jar</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <!-- Release plugin -->
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6.13</version>
+            <extensions>true</extensions>
+            <configuration>
+              <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+              <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+              <!-- change to true after testing -->
+              <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
diff --git a/private_key.asc b/private_key.asc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9861889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/private_key.asc
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+-----BEGIN PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----
+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+=+tlo
+-----END PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----