diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a99b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: Java CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  java:
+    name: Java
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        version: [11, 17]
+        rust:
+          - stable
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: '${{ matrix.version }}'
+      - name: Test Java
+        run: |
+          mvn --batch-mode -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn verify
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62f1f95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+name: release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release-version:
+        description: 'Version being released'
+        required: true
+      branch:
+        description: 'Branch to release from'
+        required: true
+        default: 'main'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: 21
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          server-id: ossrh
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
+          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
+
+      - id: install-secret-key
+        name: Install gpg secret key
+        run: |
+          cat <(echo -e "${{ secrets.JRELEASER_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}") | gpg --batch --import
+          gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format LONG
+
+      - name: Compile
+        run: mvn --batch-mode verify
+
+      - name: Setup Git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "Extism BOT"
+          git config user.email "oss@extism.org"
+
+      - name: Set the version
+        run: |
+          mvn versions:set -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DnewVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.release-version }}
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Release version update ${{ github.event.inputs.release-version }}"
+          git push
+          git tag ${{ github.event.inputs.release-version }}
+          git push origin ${{ github.event.inputs.release-version }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+
+      - name: Release to Maven Central
+        run: |
+          mvn --batch-mode clean verify deploy -X
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_NEXUS2_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_NEXUS2_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+
+      - name: Back to Snapshot
+        run: |
+          mvn versions:set -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DnewVersion=999-SNAPSHOT
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Snapshot version update"
+          git push
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN:  ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ff6309..b425f09 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ target/
 !**/src/test/**/target/
 
 ### IntelliJ IDEA ###
-.idea/modules.xml
-.idea/jarRepositories.xml
-.idea/compiler.xml
-.idea/libraries/
+.idea/
 *.iws
 *.iml
 *.ipr
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index c6c70b4..31673b2 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright 2022 Dylibso, Inc.
+Copyright 2022-2024 Dylibso, Inc.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a680e25..de9dc98 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,17 +9,68 @@
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>chicory-sdk</name>
-  <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
+  <url>https://github.com/extism/extism</url>
+  <description>Java-SDK for Extism to use WebAssembly from Java using the Chicory runtime</description>
+
+
+  <licenses>
+    <license>
+      <name>BSD 3-Clause</name>
+      <url>https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause</url>
+    </license>
+  </licenses>
+
+  <organization>
+    <name>Dylibso, Inc.</name>
+    <url>https://dylib.so</url>
+  </organization>
+
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <name>The Extism Authors</name>
+      <email>oss@extism.org</email>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Maintainer</role>
+      </roles>
+      <organization>Dylibso, Inc.</organization>
+      <organizationUrl>https://dylib.so</organizationUrl>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/extism/extism.git</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/extism/extism.git</developerConnection>
+    <url>https://github.com/extism/extism/tree/main/java</url>
+    <tag>main</tag>
+  </scm>
+
+  <issueManagement>
+    <system>Github</system>
+    <url>https://github.com/extism/chicory-sdk/issues</url>
+  </issueManagement>
+
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>ossrh</id>
+      <name>Central Repository OSSRH</name>
+      <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+    </repository>
+  </distributionManagement>
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
-    <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-    <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
+    <java.version>11</java.version>
 
     <chicory.version>0.0.12</chicory.version>
+    <junit.version>3.8.1</junit.version>
+
+    <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.10.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.4.1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+    <maven-source-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
+    <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.7</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -41,8 +92,112 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <version>${junit.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>release</id>
+      <distributionManagement>
+        <snapshotRepository>
+          <id>ossrh</id>
+          <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+        </snapshotRepository>
+      </distributionManagement>
+
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>${maven-javadoc-plugin.version}</version>
+            <configuration>
+              <additionalJOption>-Xdoclint:none</additionalJOption>
+            </configuration>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>attach-javadoc</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>jar</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>${maven-source-plugin.version}</version>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>attach-source</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>jar</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>${maven-gpg-plugin.version}</version>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                <phase>verify</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>sign</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <extensions>true</extensions>
+            <configuration>
+              <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+              <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+              <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>1.7.0</version>
+        <extensions>true</extensions>
+        <configuration>
+          <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+          <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <release>${java.version}</release>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <systemPropertyVariables>
+            <jna.library.path>../target/release</jna.library.path>
+          </systemPropertyVariables>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
 </project>