diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d0fc0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Release Baton
+
+on:
+    workflow_dispatch:
+        inputs:
+            releaseVersion:
+                description: "Release version"
+                required: true
+            developmentVersion:
+                description: "Next development version"
+                required: true
+
+jobs:
+    release:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+        steps:
+            - name: Check out code
+              uses: actions/checkout@v3
+            - name: Set up JDK 11
+              uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+              with:
+                  java-version: '11'
+                  distribution: 'temurin'
+                  cache: maven
+                  server-id: 'ossrh'
+                  server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+                  server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
+                  gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+                  gpg-passphrase: GPG_PASSPHRASE
+            - name: Release Baton
+              run: |
+                  git config --local user.email "baton-noreply@technologybrewery.org"
+                  git config --local user.name "Github Actions"
+                  chmod +x release-baton.sh
+                  ./release-baton.sh ${{ inputs.releaseVersion }} ${{ inputs.developmentVersion }}
+              env:
+                  MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_CENTRAL_REPO_TOKEN_USER }}
+                  MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_CENTRAL_REPO_TOKEN_KEY }}
+                  GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE }}
+                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d47615a..7a34f89 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,12 +41,11 @@
     </developers>
 
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/TechnologyBrewery/baton.git</connection>
-        <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/TechnologyBrewery/baton.git</developerConnection>
+        <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/TechnologyBrewery/baton.git</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/TechnologyBrewery/baton.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/TechnologyBrewery/baton/</url>
         <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
-
     <properties>
     </properties>