diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04aa466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+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: Install libextism
+        uses: ./.github/actions/libextism
+
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: 21
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          server-id: ossrh
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
+          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 --no-transfer-progress verify
+
+      - name: Setup Git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "Extism BOT"
+          git config user.email "oss@extism.org"
+
+      - name: Set the version
+        run: |
+          mvn --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress versions:set -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DnewVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.release-version }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+
+      - name: Release to Maven Central
+        run: |
+          mvn --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress -Prelease clean verify deploy -X
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_NEXUS2_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_NEXUS2_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+
+      - name: Commit tag, back to Snapshot and Push
+        if: ${{ ! endsWith(github.event.inputs.release-version, '-SNAPSHOT') }}
+        run: |
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Release version update ${{ github.event.inputs.release-version }}"
+          git tag ${{ github.event.inputs.release-version }}
+          mvn --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress versions:set -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DnewVersion=999-SNAPSHOT
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Snapshot version update"
+          git push
+          git push origin ${{ github.event.inputs.release-version }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN:  ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d052af..3a40bb5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <groupId>org.extism.sdk</groupId>
   <artifactId>extism</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.1.0</version>
+  <version>999-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>extism</name>
   <url>https://github.com/extism/extism</url>
   <description>Java-SDK for Extism to use webassembly from Java</description>
@@ -43,9 +43,17 @@
 
   <issueManagement>
     <system>Github</system>
-    <url>https://github.com/extism/extism/issues</url>
+    <url>https://github.com/extism/java-sdk/issues</url>
   </issueManagement>
 
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>ossrh</id>
+      <name>Central Repository OSSRH</name>
+      <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+    </repository>
+  </distributionManagement>
+
   <properties>
     <java.version>11</java.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -62,13 +70,18 @@
     <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.10.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 
-    <!-- jreleaser -->
-    <jreleaser.git.root.search>true</jreleaser.git.root.search>
   </properties>
 
   <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>
@@ -115,36 +128,13 @@
             </executions>
           </plugin>
           <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.jreleaser</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jreleaser-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.1</version>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
-              <jreleaser>
-                <release>
-                  <github>
-                    <skipRelease>true</skipRelease>
-                  </github>
-                </release>
-                <signing>
-                  <active>ALWAYS</active>
-                  <armored>true</armored>
-                </signing>
-                <deploy>
-                  <maven>
-                    <nexus2>
-                      <maven-central>
-                        <active>ALWAYS</active>
-                        <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local</url>
-                        <!--
-                          <closeRepository>false</closeRepository>
-                          <releaseRepository>false</releaseRepository>
-                          -->
-                        <stagingRepositories>target/staging-deploy</stagingRepositories>
-                      </maven-central>
-                    </nexus2>
-                  </maven>
-                </deploy>
-              </jreleaser>
+              <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+              <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+              <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>
         </plugins>
@@ -152,17 +142,6 @@
     </profile>
   </profiles>
 
-  <distributionManagement>
-    <snapshotRepository>
-      <id>ossrh</id>
-      <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-    </snapshotRepository>
-    <repository>
-      <id>ossrh</id>
-      <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-    </repository>
-  </distributionManagement>
-
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>