diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a77d2fe..8ac117c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>ch.unibas.biozentrum.imcf</groupId>
 	<artifactId>imcf-fiji-scripts</artifactId>
-	<version>6.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>6.4.1</version>
 
 	<name>IMCF Fiji Scripts</name>
 	<description>
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/imcf/imcf-fiji-scripts</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:imcf/imcf-fiji-scripts</developerConnection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>imcf-fiji-scripts-6.4.1</tag>
 		<url>https://github.com/imcf/imcf-fiji-scripts</url>
 	</scm>
 	<issueManagement>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f9d3c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#release configuration
+#Wed Feb 08 15:23:56 CET 2023
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+scm.tag=imcf-fiji-scripts-6.4.1
+pushChanges=false
+scm.url=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/imcf/imcf-fiji-scripts
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+project.scm.ch.unibas.biozentrum.imcf\:imcf-fiji-scripts.tag=HEAD
+project.scm.ch.unibas.biozentrum.imcf\:imcf-fiji-scripts.url=https\://github.com/imcf/imcf-fiji-scripts
+project.scm.ch.unibas.biozentrum.imcf\:imcf-fiji-scripts.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:imcf/imcf-fiji-scripts
+remoteTagging=true
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+project.rel.ch.unibas.biozentrum.imcf\:imcf-fiji-scripts=6.4.1
+project.dev.ch.unibas.biozentrum.imcf\:imcf-fiji-scripts=6.4.2-SNAPSHOT
+exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
+exec.additionalArguments=-Dgpg.skip\=true -Dgpg.skip\=true -P deploy-to-scijava
+completedPhase=end-release
+project.scm.ch.unibas.biozentrum.imcf\:imcf-fiji-scripts.connection=scm\:git\:git\://github.com/imcf/imcf-fiji-scripts