diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2df026f81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: release-please
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  pull-request:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    outputs:
+      releases_created: ${{steps.release.outputs.releases_created}}
+      paths_released: ${{steps.release.outputs.paths_released}}
+    steps:
+    - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+      id: release
+      with:
+        token: ${{secrets.GH_OPENUI5BOT}}
+  publish-package:
+    needs: pull-request
+    if: ${{needs.pull-request.outputs.releases_created && toJson(fromJson(needs.pull-request.outputs.paths_released)) != '[]'}}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Use Node.js 21.x
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version: 21.x
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: npm ci
+    - name: Run build
+      run: npm run build
+    - name: Publish to NPM
+      env:
+        NPM_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_UI5BOT}}
+      run: |
+        echo '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}' >> ./.npmrc
+        npm publish --provenance --access public
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7888c913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    ".": "0.0.1"
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ff6589177..0b4283ff9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,12 +40,11 @@
 	},
 	"files": [
 		"CHANGELOG.md",
-		"CONTRIBUTING.md",
-		"bin/**",
-		"lib/**",
 		"LICENSES/**",
-		".reuse/**",
-		"resources/**"
+		"lib/**",
+		"npm-shrinkwrap.json",
+		"resources/**",
+		".reuse/**"
 	],
 	"engines": {
 		"node": "^18.14.2 || ^20.11.0 || >=21.2.0",
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2eaf626a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+{
+	"packages": {
+		".": {
+			"pull-request-header": ":tractor: New release prepared",
+			"pull-request-title-pattern": "release: v${version}",
+			"bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+			"bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
+			"prerelease": true,
+			"release-as": "0.1.0",
+			"changelog-sections": [
+				{
+					"type": "feat",
+					"section": "Features"
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "fix",
+					"section": "Bug Fixes"
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "perf",
+					"section": "Performance Improvements"
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "deps",
+					"section": "Dependencies"
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "revert",
+					"section": "Reverts"
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "docs",
+					"section": "Documentation",
+					"hidden": true
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "style",
+					"section": "Styles",
+					"hidden": true
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "refactor",
+					"section": "Code Refactoring",
+					"hidden": true
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "test",
+					"section": "Tests",
+					"hidden": true
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "build",
+					"section": "Automation",
+					"hidden": true
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "ci",
+					"section": "Continuous Integration",
+					"hidden": true
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "release",
+					"section": "Release",
+					"hidden": true
+				}
+			]
+		}
+	}
+}