diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f6032e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": [
+    "config:recommended",
+    ":semanticCommits",
+    ":separateMultipleMajorReleases",
+    "helpers:pinGitHubActionDigests"
+  ],
+  "baseBranchPatterns": ["development"],
+  "postUpdateOptions": ["npmDedupe"],
+  "skipInstalls": false,
+  "timezone": "America/New_York",
+  "dependencyDashboard": true,
+  "dependencyDashboardApproval": true,
+  "prConcurrentLimit": 10,
+  "prHourlyLimit": 0,
+  "labels": ["dependencies"],
+  "minimumReleaseAge": null,
+  "rebaseWhen": "auto",
+  "rangeStrategy": "bump",
+  "automerge": false,
+  "automergeType": "pr",
+  "platformAutomerge": true,
+  "vulnerabilityAlerts": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "dependencyDashboardApproval": false,
+    "automerge": false,
+    "labels": ["security", "vulnerability"]
+  },
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "description": "Group GitHub Actions non-major updates into one PR",
+      "matchManagers": ["github-actions"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch", "pin", "digest"],
+      "groupName": "github-actions-non-major",
+      "groupSlug": "github-actions-non-major"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Group npm non-major updates into one PR",
+      "matchManagers": ["npm"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch", "pin", "digest"],
+      "groupName": "npm-non-major",
+      "groupSlug": "npm-non-major"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Group Dockerfile base image non-major updates into one PR",
+      "matchManagers": ["dockerfile"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch", "pin", "digest"],
+      "groupName": "dockerfile-non-major",
+      "groupSlug": "dockerfile-non-major"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Safety: keep major updates separate and require manual review",
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"],
+      "automerge": false,
+      "labels": ["manual-review"]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Block typescript v7 — a from-scratch rewrite with no typescript-eslint support yet, which breaks `npm run lint` outright. Re-enable once https://github.com/typescript-eslint/typescript-eslint/issues/10940 ships. Non-major 6.x updates still flow through.",
+      "matchPackageNames": ["typescript"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"],
+      "enabled": false
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Block eslint v10 — changed the rule-context API (e.g. getFilename()) in a way eslint-config-next's bundled eslint-plugin-react doesn't support yet, which crashes `npm run lint`. Re-enable once eslint-config-next ships a compatible eslint-plugin-react. Non-major 9.x updates still flow through.",
+      "matchPackageNames": ["eslint"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"],
+      "enabled": false
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96e4b5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: release-please
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@45996ed1f6d02564a971a2fa1b5860e934307cf7 # v5
+        with:
+          config-file: release-please-config.json
+          manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a529970..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-name: Release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "v*"
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v7
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v7
-        with:
-          go-version-file: go.mod
-
-      - name: Run GoReleaser
-        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v7
-        with:
-          distribution: goreleaser
-          version: "~> 2"
-          args: release --clean
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af55ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "0.2.1"
+}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 09faf98..048284a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ via [GoReleaser](https://goreleaser.com/) on every tagged release.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
+## [0.2.1](https://github.com/Wikid82/go_notify_yourself/compare/v0.2.0...v0.2.1) (2026-08-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **release:** use go release-type for release-please ([8c6636b](https://github.com/Wikid82/go_notify_yourself/commit/8c6636b03c6aa1be50b2a2535d10379e90cc98ec))
+
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ## [0.2.0] - 2026-08-17
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5b6ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "release-type": "go",
+  "pull-request-header": "Here's what's new in Go Notify Yourself",
+  "pull-request-footer": "Merge this PR to cut the release.",
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {}
+  }
+}