diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..183b30b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types:
+      - published
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+      - name: Configure Maven
+        uses: whelk-io/maven-settings-xml-action@v21
+        with:
+          repositories: '[{ "id": "backbase", "url": "https://repo.backbase.com/repo" }]'
+          plugin_repositories: '[{ "id": "backbase-plugins", "url": "https://repo.backbase.com/repo" }]'
+          servers: '[{ "id": "backbase", "username": "${{ secrets.MAVEN_USERNAME }}", "password": "${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}" },{ "id": "backbase-plugins", "username": "${{ secrets.MAVEN_USERNAME }}", "password": "${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}" }]'
+      - name: Cache local Maven repository
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2/repository
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
+      - name: Maven Verify
+        run: mvn -B verify --file pom.xml
+
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [ test ]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+      - name: Configure Maven
+        uses: whelk-io/maven-settings-xml-action@v21
+        with:
+          repositories: '[{ "id": "backbase", "url": "https://repo.backbase.com/repo" }]'
+          plugin_repositories: '[{ "id": "backbase-plugins", "url": "https://repo.backbase.com/repo" }]'
+          servers: '[{ "id": "backbase", "username": "${{ secrets.MAVEN_USERNAME }}", "password": "${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}" },{ "id": "backbase-plugins", "username": "${{ secrets.MAVEN_USERNAME }}", "password": "${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}" }]'
+      - name: Cache local Maven repository
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2/repository
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
+      - name: Update POM Version
+        run: |
+          echo "New version is: ${GITHUB_REF##*/v}"
+          mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=${GITHUB_REF##*/v} -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -B
+      - name: Log into registry ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2.1.0
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Docker Build
+        run: mvn clean package jib:build -Djib.to.image=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${GITHUB_REF##*/v}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aacd24a..f5e0bdd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.backbase.testing</groupId>
     <artifactId>event-emitter</artifactId>
-    <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
     <name>Backbase :: Testing Components :: Events Emitter</name>