diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index b05694c..729792e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '21'
 
       - name: Build Runner
-        run: ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress clean verify -Pnative -Dquarkus.native.remote-container-build=true
+        run: |
+          ./mvnw -B --no-transfer-progress clean validate -Prelease
+          ./mvnw -B --no-transfer-progress versions:commit
+          ./mvnw -B --no-transfer-progress clean verify -Pnative -Dquarkus.native.remote-container-build=true -Djgitver.skip=true
 
       - name: Add coverage to PR
         id: jacoco
@@ -40,3 +43,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy
         if: github.ref_name == 'main'
         run: "docker compose up -d"
+
+      - name: create tag
+        if: github.ref_name == 'main'
+        run: |
+          version = var=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+          git tag ${version} -m "release ${version}"
+          git push origin ${version}
diff --git a/.mvn/jgitver.config.xml b/.mvn/jgitver.config.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2607b5f..0000000
--- a/.mvn/jgitver.config.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<configuration xmlns="http://jgitver.github.io/maven/configuration/1.1.0"
-               xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-               xsi:schemaLocation="http://jgitver.github.io/maven/configuration/1.1.0 https://jgitver.github.io/maven/configuration/jgitver-configuration-v1_1_0.xsd">
-    <strategy>MAVEN</strategy>
-    <policy>MAX</policy>
-    <autoIncrementPatch>true</autoIncrementPatch>
-    <useCommitDistance>true</useCommitDistance>
-    <useDirty>false</useDirty>
-    <useGitCommitId>true</useGitCommitId>
-    <gitCommitIdLength>8</gitCommitIdLength>
-    <nonQualifierBranches>main</nonQualifierBranches>
-    <useDefaultBranchingPolicy>true</useDefaultBranchingPolicy>
-</configuration>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7a94ee3..633dbe8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -274,5 +274,49 @@
                 <quarkus.native.enabled>true</quarkus.native.enabled>
             </properties>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.0.0</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>regex-property</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>regex-property</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <name>tag.version</name>
+                                    <value>${jgitver.calculated_version}</value>
+                                    <regex>-SNAPSHOT</regex>
+                                    <replacement></replacement>
+                                    <failIfNoMatch>true</failIfNoMatch>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.18.0</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>release-version</id>
+                                <phase>validate</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>set</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <newVersion>${tag.version}</newVersion>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>