diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c6451b..0000000
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-[bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.1.54
-commit = True
-tag = True
-
-[bumpversion:file:setup.py]
-
-[bumpversion:file:pyproject.toml]
-
-[bumpversion:file:Cargo.toml]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 35afe60..4d0b39f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   linux-wheels:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.target == 'aarch64' && 'ubuntu-24.04-arm' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.target == 'aarch64' && 'ubuntu-24.04-arm' || 'ubuntu-24.04' }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
     strategy:
@@ -170,10 +170,27 @@ jobs:
           path: wheels/
           retention-days: 7
 
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    outputs:
+      release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@45996ed1f6d02564a971a2fa1b5860e934307cf7 # v5.0.0
+        id: release
+
   publish-pypi:
-    needs: [collect-wheels]
+    needs: [collect-wheels, release-please]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    if: >-
+      ${{
+        !cancelled()
+        && needs.collect-wheels.result == 'success'
+        && (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || needs.release-please.outputs.release_created == 'true')
+      }}
     environment:
       name: pypi
       url: https://pypi.org/p/sqloxide
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 614a0ab..b6c72ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo test
 
   test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: read
     strategy:
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ad97f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "0.61.1"
+}
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..609e5a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "release-type": "rust",
+      "package-name": "sqloxide",
+      "include-component-in-tag": false,
+      "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+      "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true
+    }
+  }
+}