diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yaml
index 9fb406d..ba822f0 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 blank_issues_enabled: false
 contact_links:
-  - name: Ask a question 
+  - name: Ask a question
     url: https://github.com/runfinch/finch-daemon/discussions
     about: Use GitHub Discussions to ask questions, discuss options, or propose new ideas
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index e22ac0e..888a05e 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
-- package-ecosystem: "gomod"
-  directory: "/"
-  schedule:
-    interval: "daily"
-  commit-message:
-    prefix: "build"
-    include: "scope"
-- package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-  directory: "/"
-  schedule:
-    interval: "daily"
-  commit-message:
-    prefix: "ci"
-    include: "scope"
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "build"
+      include: "scope"
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "ci"
+      include: "scope"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 5b33671..9578079 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -1,68 +1,67 @@
 name: CI
 on:
-    push:
-      branches:
-        - main
-      paths-ignore:
-        - '**.md'
-    pull_request:
-      branches:
-        - main
-      paths-ignore:
-        - '**.md'
-    workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 env:
   GO_VERSION: '1.22.6'
-
 jobs:
-    git-secrets:
-      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-      steps:
-        - name: Pull latest awslabs/git-secrets repo
-          uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
-          with:
-            repository: awslabs/git-secrets
-            ref: 1.3.0
-            fetch-tags: true
-            path: git-secrets
-        - name: Install git secrets from source
-          run: sudo make install
-          working-directory: git-secrets
-        - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
-        - name: Scan repository for git secrets
-          run: |
-            git secrets --register-aws
-            git secrets --scan-history
-    unit-test:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        steps:
-          - uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
-            with:
-              go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-              cache: false
-          - name: Checkout finch-deamon repo
-            uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
-          - name: Build and run unit tests
-            run: |
-             make build
-             make run-unit-tests
-    e2e-test:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        steps:
-          - uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
-            with:
-              go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-          - name: Checkout finch-daemon repo
-            uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
-          - name: Install Dependencies for e2e Testing
-            run: ./setup-test-env.sh
-          - name: Build the daemon
-            run: make build
-          - name: Remove default podman network config
-            run: |
-             sudo ls /etc/cni/net.d
-             sudo rm /etc/cni/net.d/87-podman-bridge.conflist
-          - name: Start finch-daemon
-            run: sudo bin/finch-daemon  --debug --socket-owner $UID &
-          - name: Run e2e test
-            run: sudo make run-e2e-tests
+  git-secrets:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Pull latest awslabs/git-secrets repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        with:
+          repository: awslabs/git-secrets
+          ref: 1.3.0
+          fetch-tags: true
+          path: git-secrets
+      - name: Install git secrets from source
+        run: sudo make install
+        working-directory: git-secrets
+      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - name: Scan repository for git secrets
+        run: |
+          git secrets --register-aws
+          git secrets --scan-history
+  unit-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          cache: false
+      - name: Checkout finch-deamon repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - name: Build and run unit tests
+        run: |
+          make build
+          make run-unit-tests
+  e2e-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@0a12ed9d6a96ab950c8f026ed9f722fe0da7ef32 # v5.0.2
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+      - name: Checkout finch-daemon repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - name: Install Dependencies for e2e Testing
+        run: ./setup-test-env.sh
+      - name: Build the daemon
+        run: make build
+      - name: Remove default podman network config
+        run: |
+          sudo ls /etc/cni/net.d
+          sudo rm /etc/cni/net.d/87-podman-bridge.conflist
+      - name: Start finch-daemon
+        run: sudo bin/finch-daemon  --debug --socket-owner $UID &
+      - name: Run e2e test
+        run: sudo make run-e2e-tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a0ea95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# When a third-party action is added (i.e., `uses`), please also add it to `download-licenses` in Makefile.
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+name: release-please
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@7987652d64b4581673a76e33ad5e98e3dd56832f # v4.1.3
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 937678a..95f67b3 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ linters-settings:
     require-specific: true
   stylecheck:
     checks: ["all", "-ST1003", "-ST1000", "-ST1001", "-ST1021"]
-
 linters:
   enable:
     # - errname
@@ -56,14 +55,12 @@ linters:
     - stylecheck
   disable:
     - errcheck
-
 issues:
   exclude-rules:
     - linters:
         - lll
       # A go:generate statement has to be in the same line: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/46050.
       source: "^//go:generate "
-
   # Some checks enabled in the stylecheck setting are disabled by default
   # (e.g., https://golangci-lint.run/usage/false-positives/#exc0013),
   # so we need to enable them explicitly here.
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5ba831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+    "release-type": "go",
+    "changelog-sections": [
+        {
+            "type": "build",
+            "section": "Build System or External Dependencies",
+            "hidden": false
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "exp",
+            "section": "Experimental",
+            "hidden": false
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "feat",
+            "section": "Features",
+            "hidden": false
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "fix",
+            "section": "Bug Fixes",
+            "hidden": false
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "revert",
+            "section": "Reverts",
+            "hidden": false
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "chore",
+            "section": "Miscellaneous Chores",
+            "hidden": true
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "docs",
+            "section": "Documentation",
+            "hidden": true
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "refactor",
+            "section": "Code Refactoring",
+            "hidden": true
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "test",
+            "section": "Tests",
+            "hidden": true
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "ci",
+            "section": "Continuous Integration",
+            "hidden": true
+        }
+    ],
+    "packages": {
+        ".": {}
+    }
+}
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