diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55d973848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: "Create release-please PR"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
+    outputs:
+      release_created:
+        description: "If true, a release PR has been merged"
+        value: ${{ jobs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
+      tag_name:
+        description: "The release tag. Ex v1.4.0"
+        value: ${{ jobs.release-please.outputs.tag_name }}
+
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+        id: release
+        with:
+          command: manifest
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          changelog-types: >
+            [
+               { "type": "feat", "section": "Features", "hidden": false },
+               { "type": "feature", "section": "Features", "hidden": false},
+               { "type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes", "hidden": false },
+               { "type": "perf", "section": "Performance Improvements", "hidden": false },
+               { "type": "revert", "section": "Reverts", "hidden": false },
+               { "type": "docs", "section": "Documentation", "hidden": false },
+               { "type": "style", "section": "Styles", "hidden": false },
+               { "type": "chore", "section": "Miscellaneous Chores", "hidden": false },
+               { "type": "refactor", "section": "Code Refactoring", "hidden": false },
+               { "type": "test", "section": "Tests", "hidden": false },
+               { "type": "build", "section": "Build System", "hidden": false },
+               { "type": "ci", "section": "Continuous Integration", "hidden": false }
+            ]
+      # true for single package
+      - name: Echo release_created
+        run: echo "${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}"
+
+      # true for multiple packages
+      - name: Echo releases_created
+        run: echo "${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}"
+
+    outputs:
+      release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      tag_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-main-push.yaml b/.github/workflows/on-main-push.yaml
index 7a960a6d7..d228b8bcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-main-push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-main-push.yaml
@@ -3,25 +3,31 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - release
 
 jobs:
   tests:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yaml
 
-  integration-tests:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
+  #integration-tests:
+  #  uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
 
-  publish-integration-tests-report:
-    needs: integration-tests
-    if: ${{ ! cancelled() }}
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-integration-tests-report.yaml
-    with:
-      dmss_version: ${{ needs.integration-tests.outputs.dmss_version }}
-      dm_cli_version: ${{ needs.integration-tests.outputs.dm_cli_version }}
-      job_version: ${{ needs.integration-tests.outputs.job_version }}
+  #publish-integration-tests-report:
+  #  needs: integration-tests
+  #  if: ${{ ! cancelled() }}
+  #  uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-integration-tests-report.yaml
+  #  with:
+  #    dmss_version: ${{ needs.integration-tests.outputs.dmss_version }}
+  #    dm_cli_version: ${{ needs.integration-tests.outputs.dm_cli_version }}
+  #    job_version: ${{ needs.integration-tests.outputs.job_version }}
+
+  release-please:
+    needs: tests
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml
 
   publish-packages:
-    needs: [tests]
+    needs: release-please
+    if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0967ef424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
diff --git a/packages/dm-core-plugins/.release-please-manifest.json b/packages/dm-core-plugins/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0967ef424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dm-core-plugins/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
diff --git a/packages/dm-core/.release-please-manifest.json b/packages/dm-core/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0967ef424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dm-core/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..308f74de4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "bootstrap-sha": "fa8ba5b19fd8f4974a89726453ae27a59261c7c7",
+  "release-type": "node",
+  "monorepo-tags": true,
+  "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+  "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
+  "prerelease": true,
+  "separate-pull-requests": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "./packages/dm-core": {
+      "package-name": "@development-framework/dm-core",
+      "release-as": "0.1.0"
+    },
+    "./packages/dm-core-plugins": {
+      "package-name": "@development-framework/dm-core-plugins",
+      "release-as": "0.1.0"
+    }
+  }
+}