diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7b74e05d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: release-please
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+        with:
+          release-type: simple
+          version-file: version.txt
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 91360c58a..6a450cbed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-name: Tests
+name: tests
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches:
+      - main
   pull_request:
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a9ecc2ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.0.1
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