diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d99cfd3e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Please ensure your PR is named in accordance with the [@commitlint/config-conventional](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint/tree/master/@commitlint/config-conventional#type-enum) standard.
+
+Prefixes can be one of the following characters
+```
+['build', 'chore', 'ci', 'docs', 'feat', 'fix', 'perf', 'refactor', 'revert', 'style', 'test']
+```
+
+✅ Examples of conforming PR titles:
+
+```
+feat: widgets can now do backflips
+fix: something was broken
+test: added more coverage to widget
+```
diff --git a/.github/workflows/develop.yml b/.github/workflows/develop.yml
index 190dbcf14..391e43939 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/develop.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: commitlint/lint/test/build
+name: Commitlint Lint Test & Build
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Commit lint
-        uses: wagoid/commitlint-github-action@v4
       - name: Cache dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v2
         with:
@@ -23,6 +21,9 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
       - name: Install
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      # needs to run after install
+      - name: Commitlint PR title
+        run: echo ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }} | npx commitlint
       - name: Type check
         run: yarn type-check
       - name: Lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34f9e209d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Release
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Commit lint
+        uses: wagoid/commitlint-github-action@v4
+      - name: Cache dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: '**/node_modules'
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
+      - name: Install
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - name: Type check
+        run: yarn type-check
+      - name: Lint
+        run: yarn lint
+      - name: Test
+        run: yarn test
+      - name: Build
+        run: yarn build
+      - name: Release
+        env:
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+        run: yarn release
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index b5bed5716..5ee2e6b4e 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
 {
-  "branches": "develop",
+  "branches": ["main"],
   "repositoryUrl": "https://github.com/shapeshift/lib",
   "debug": "true",
   "plugins": [
-    "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+    ["@semantic-release/commit-analyzer", {
+      "preset": "angular",
+      "releaseRules": [
+        { "type": "chore", "release": "patch" },
+        { "type": "test", "release": "patch" }
+      ]
+    }],
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
-    "@semantic-release/npm",
-    "@semantic-release/github",
     [
       "@semantic-release/changelog",
       {
         "changelogFile": "CHANGELOG.md"
       }
     ],
+    "@semantic-release/npm",
+    "@semantic-release/github",
     [
       "@semantic-release/git",
       {
-        "assets": ["package.json", "package-lock.json", "CHANGELOG.md"],
+        "assets": ["dist/**", "package.json", "package-lock.json", "CHANGELOG.md"],
         "message": "chore(release): ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
       }
     ]
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48a445581..814f87123 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "test": "jest",
     "test:dev": "jest --watch",
     "type-check": "lerna run type-check",
+    "release": "lerna exec --concurrency 1 -- npx --no-install semantic-release -e semantic-release-monorepo",
     "publish:lerna": "lerna publish from-package --no-private --yes",
     "version:patch": "lerna version patch --yes --no-git-tag-version --no-push",
     "version:minor": "lerna version minor --yes --no-git-tag-version --no-push",