diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index b975eb4b..2341def4 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Michael Simons <michael.simons@neo4j.com>
 // tag::properties[]
 :groupId: org.neo4j
 :artifactIdCore: neo4j-jdbc
+:latest_version: 6.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 :branch: main
 // end::properties[]
 
@@ -32,8 +33,28 @@ image:https://sonar.neo4j.ninja/api/project_badges/measure?project=neo4j-jdbc&to
 
 == Download
 
-The Maven coordinates in the documentation and corresponding README are not yet live.
-In the meantime you can grab a packaged binary from the https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j-jdbc/releases/tag/early-access[early access release page], which will be actively updated.
+=== Include in a Maven build
+
+[source,xml,subs="verbatim,attributes"]
+----
+<dependency>
+    <groupId>{groupId}</groupId>
+    <artifactId>{artifactIdCore}-full-bundle</artifactId>
+    <version>{latest_version}</version>
+</dependency>
+----
+
+=== Include in a Gradle build
+
+[source,groovy,subs="verbatim,attributes"]
+----
+dependencies {
+    implementation '{groupId}:{artifactIdCore}-full-bundle:{latest_version}'
+}
+----
+
+All https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j-jdbc/releases/[releases] from 6.0 onwards contain a zipped version of the driver, including a PDF version of the manual.
+We offer several distributions, please have a look http://neo4j.github.io/neo4j-jdbc/${latest_version}/#_distribution[here] for more details.
 If you feel adventurous, grab the code and build the driver yourself.
 You find the instructions in our link:CONTRIBUTING.adoc[contribution documentation].
 
@@ -92,7 +113,7 @@ In case of https://quarkus.io[Quarkus] the Neo4j JDBC Driver is an option to con
 
 While there is little incentive to use this driver with Hibernate (https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j-ogm[Neo4j-OGM] or SDN are the better alternatives for Neo4j), it might be worth giving https://spring.io/projects/spring-data-jdbc/[Spring Data JDBC] a try.
 
-=== Differences to the previous versionsof this driver and other JDBC drivers for Neo4j
+=== Differences to the previous versions of this driver and other JDBC drivers for Neo4j
 
 Several other JDBC drivers exists for Neo4j, most notably the previous versions 4 and 5 of this driver, originally developed by http://larus-ba.it/[Larus BA, Italy] for Neo4j.
 Most—if not all of them—do wrap the common Neo4j Java Driver and implement the JDBC spec on top of that.
diff --git a/bin/prepare-release.sh b/bin/prepare-release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..26f9d87b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/prepare-release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024 "Neo4j,"
+# Neo4j Sweden AB [https://neo4j.com]
+#
+# This file is part of Neo4j.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+
+set -euo pipefail
+DIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
+
+sed -i.bak 's/\(:latest_version:\) \(.*\)/\1 '"${1}"'/g' $DIR/../README.adoc
+
+rm $DIR/../README.adoc.bak
+
+if test -n "${2-}"; then
+  DRYRUN=$2
+else
+  DRYRUN='false'
+fi
+
+if [ "$DRYRUN" != "true" ]; then
+  git add $DIR/../README.adoc
+  git commit -m "[maven-release-plugin] update README.adoc"
+fi
diff --git a/neo4j-jdbc-it/neo4j-jdbc-it-mp/pom.xml b/neo4j-jdbc-it/neo4j-jdbc-it-mp/pom.xml
index b797b58e..469f92da 100644
--- a/neo4j-jdbc-it/neo4j-jdbc-it-mp/pom.xml
+++ b/neo4j-jdbc-it/neo4j-jdbc-it-mp/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 									<time>20000</time>
 								</wait>
 								<ports>
-									<port>it-database-port:7687</port>
+									<port>+neo4j-ip:it-database-port:7687</port>
 								</ports>
 							</run>
 						</image>
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@
 							<goal>start</goal>
 						</goals>
 						<phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
+						<configuration>
+							<skip>${skipTests}</skip>
+						</configuration>
 					</execution>
 					<execution>
 						<id>remove-it-database</id>
@@ -90,6 +93,9 @@
 							<goal>stop</goal>
 						</goals>
 						<phase>post-integration-test</phase>
+						<configuration>
+							<skip>${skipTests}</skip>
+						</configuration>
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
@@ -99,6 +105,7 @@
 				<version>${maven-failsafe-plugin.version}</version>
 				<configuration combine.self="append">
 					<systemPropertyVariables>
+						<it-database-host>${neo4j-ip}</it-database-host>
 						<it-database-port>${it-database-port}</it-database-port>
 						<it-database-password>${neo4j.password}</it-database-password>
 					</systemPropertyVariables>
diff --git a/neo4j-jdbc-it/neo4j-jdbc-it-mp/src/test/java/org/neo4j/jdbc/it/mp/SmokeIT.java b/neo4j-jdbc-it/neo4j-jdbc-it-mp/src/test/java/org/neo4j/jdbc/it/mp/SmokeIT.java
index 489716b4..f3c5d2f6 100644
--- a/neo4j-jdbc-it/neo4j-jdbc-it-mp/src/test/java/org/neo4j/jdbc/it/mp/SmokeIT.java
+++ b/neo4j-jdbc-it/neo4j-jdbc-it-mp/src/test/java/org/neo4j/jdbc/it/mp/SmokeIT.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ private static int getPort() {
 	}
 
 	private static String getHost() {
-		return "localhost";
+		return System.getProperty("it-database-host", "localhost");
 	}
 
 	private static String getPassword() {
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e808b2dd..3bd3b20f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
 		<maven-install-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-install-plugin.version>
 		<maven-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
 		<maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.3</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+		<maven-release-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
 		<maven-resources-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-resources-plugin.version>
 		<maven-shade-plugin.version>3.5.2</maven-shade-plugin.version>
 		<maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-source-plugin.version>
@@ -567,6 +568,22 @@
 					<configuration>
 						<skip>true</skip>
 					</configuration>
+					<executions>
+						<execution>
+							<id>prepare-release</id>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>exec</goal>
+							</goals>
+							<configuration>
+								<executable>bin/prepare-release.sh</executable>
+								<arguments>
+									<argument>${project.version}</argument>
+									<argument>${isDryRun}</argument>
+								</arguments>
+								<skip>true</skip>
+							</configuration>
+						</execution>
+					</executions>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.moditect</groupId>
@@ -759,6 +776,22 @@
 					</jreleaser>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>${maven-release-plugin.version}</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
+					<useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
+					<releaseProfiles>release</releaseProfiles>
+					<tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+					<goals>deploy</goals>
+					<arguments>-Drelease -Dgpg.skip=${skipSigning} -DskipTests=${skipTestsDuringRelease} -DisDryRun=${dryRun}</arguments>
+					<preparationGoals>clean exec:exec@prepare-release verify</preparationGoals>
+					<pushChanges>false</pushChanges>
+					<localCheckout>true</localCheckout>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>