diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
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+name: release-please
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  pull-request:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    outputs:
+      releases_created: ${{steps.release.outputs.releases_created}}
+    steps:
+    - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+      id: release
+      with:
+        token: ${{secrets.GH_OPENUI5BOT}}
+  publish-package:
+    needs: pull-request
+    if: ${{needs.pull-request.outputs.releases_created}}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Use Node.js LTS 18.x
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version: 21.x
+    - name: Publish to NPM
+      env:
+        NPM_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_UI5BOT}}
+      run: |
+        echo '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}' >> ./.npmrc
+        npm publish --access public
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
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+{
+	"pull-request-header": ":tractor: New release prepared",
+	"pull-request-title-pattern": "release: v${version}",
+	"changelog-sections": [
+		{
+			"type": "feat",
+			"section": "Features"
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "fix",
+			"section": "Bug Fixes"
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "perf",
+			"section": "Performance Improvements"
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "deps",
+			"section": "Dependencies"
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "revert",
+			"section": "Reverts"
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "docs",
+			"section": "Documentation",
+			"hidden": true
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "style",
+			"section": "Styles",
+			"hidden": true
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "refactor",
+			"section": "Code Refactoring",
+			"hidden": true
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "test",
+			"section": "Tests",
+			"hidden": true
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "build",
+			"section": "Automation",
+			"hidden": true
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "ci",
+			"section": "Continuous Integration",
+			"hidden": true
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "release",
+			"section": "Release",
+			"hidden": true
+		}
+	]
+}