diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9e21f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "1.22.0"
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e42418..d52e98b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ mvn generate-resources compile exec:java \
 ### Generate JAR with dependencies and run from JAR file
 
 ```sh
-mvn clean generate-resources compile assembly:assembly
+mvn clean generate-resources compile package
 
 java -jar target/spanner-ddl-diff-*-jar-with-dependencies.jar \
       --allowRecreateIndexes \
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cbe5955..8f8a35c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud.solutions</groupId>
   <artifactId>spanner-ddl-diff</artifactId>
-  <version>1.0</version>
+  <version>1.22.0</version>
   <name>spanner-ddl-diff</name>
   <description>Spanner DDL parser and differ</description>
   <properties>
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     <auto-value.version>1.10.4</auto-value.version>
     <error-prone.version>2.27.1</error-prone.version>
     <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
+    <maven-assembly-plugin.version>3.7.1</maven-assembly-plugin.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
@@ -106,6 +107,10 @@
           <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${maven-assembly-plugin.version}</version>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
     <plugins>
@@ -246,6 +251,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>${maven-assembly-plugin.version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <archive>
             <manifest>
@@ -256,6 +262,15 @@
             <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
           </descriptorRefs>
         </configuration>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>make-assembly</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>single</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <phase>package</phase>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe8c047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
+      "release-type": "maven",
+      "bump-minor-pre-major": false,
+      "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
+      "draft": false,
+      "prerelease": false,
+      "include-component-in-tag": false
+    }
+  },
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json"
+}