diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 4beaac3..47fd776 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Ruby
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - master
+      - main
 
   pull_request:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dc7aac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# .github/workflows/release.yml
+
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+
+
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2
+        id: release
+        with:
+          # The release type
+          release-type: ruby
+          # A name for the artifact releases are being created for
+          # which is the name of our gem
+          package-name: rabbit_carrots
+          # Should breaking changes before 1.0.0 produce minor bumps?
+          bump-minor-pre-major: true
+          # Path to our version file to increment
+          version-file: "lib/rabbit_carrots/version.rb"
+     # Checkout code if release was created
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      # Setup ruby if a release was created
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: 3.1.2
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      # Bundle install
+      - run: bundle install
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      
+      - name: publish gem
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p $HOME/.gem
+          touch $HOME/.gem/credentials
+          chmod 0600 $HOME/.gem/credentials
+          printf -- "---\n:rubygems_api_key: ${GEM_HOST_API_KEY}\n" > $HOME/.gem/credentials
+          gem build *.gemspec
+          gem push *.gem
+        env:
+          # Make sure to update the secret name
+          # if yours isn't named RUBYGEMS_AUTH_TOKEN
+          GEM_HOST_API_KEY: "${{secrets.RUBYGEMS_AUTH_TOKEN}}"
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 1516337..c418c36 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    rabbit_carrots (0.1.15)
+    rabbit_carrots (0.1.16)
       bunny (>= 2.19.0)
       connection_pool (~> 2.3.0)
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ GEM
       tzinfo (~> 2.0)
     amq-protocol (2.3.2)
     ast (2.4.2)
-    bunny (2.19.0)
+    bunny (2.20.3)
       amq-protocol (~> 2.3, >= 2.3.1)
       sorted_set (~> 1, >= 1.0.2)
     concurrent-ruby (1.1.10)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ GEM
     rack (3.0.4.2)
     rainbow (3.1.1)
     rake (13.0.6)
-    rbtree (0.4.5)
+    rbtree (0.4.6)
     regexp_parser (2.6.1)
     rexml (3.2.5)
     rspec (3.12.0)