diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 053b5ca2..65cc5072 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
 	id('groovy')
+	id('org.jreleaser').version('0.8.0').apply(false)
 }
 
 String userHome = System.getProperty('user.home')
@@ -24,10 +25,11 @@ ext.sdkmanVersion = ext.release == 'latest' ? "latest+${ext.hash}".toString() :
 println("Environment is set to: $environment")
 println("Short git hash: $hash")
 println("Release set to: $release")
-println("Candidtes API: $candidatesApi")
+println("Candidates API: $candidatesApi")
 println("Version: $sdkmanVersion")
 
 apply from: 'gradle/archive.gradle'
+apply from: 'gradle/release.gradle'
 
 repositories {
 	mavenCentral()
diff --git a/gradle/release.gradle b/gradle/release.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01baa97f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/release.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+apply plugin: 'org.jreleaser'
+
+jreleaser {
+	project {
+		name = 'sdkman-cli'
+		version = sdkmanVersion
+		description = 'Sdkman - The Software Development Kit Manager'
+		website = 'https://sdkman.io'
+		authors = ['Marco Vermeulen']
+		license = 'Apache-2.0'
+		extraProperties.put('inceptionYear', '2012')
+	}
+	
+	release {
+		github {
+			overwrite = true
+			tagName = '{{projectVersion}}'
+			skipTag = true
+			changelog {
+				formatted = 'ALWAYS'
+				format = '- {{commitShortHash}} {{commitTitle}}'
+				contributors {
+					format = '- {{contributorName}}'
+				}
+				contentTemplate = file('src/jreleaser/changelog.tpl')
+				hide {
+					contributors = ['GitHub']
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	distributions {
+		'sdkman-cli' {
+			distributionType = 'BINARY'
+			artifact {
+				path = "build/distributions/{{distributionName}}-${sdkmanVersion}.zip"
+			}
+			sdkman {
+				active = 'RELEASE'
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index dc7c5ca4..f2ec4cdc 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
+pluginManagement {
+	repositories {
+		mavenLocal()
+		gradlePluginPortal()
+		mavenCentral()
+	}
+}
+
 rootProject.name = "sdkman-cli"
diff --git a/src/jreleaser/changelog.tpl b/src/jreleaser/changelog.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3a560d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/jreleaser/changelog.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+LOREM IPSUM DOLOR SIT AMET
+
+## Changelog
+
+{{changelogChanges}}
+{{changelogContributors}}
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