diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3a152e2d..ce9f907f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
     # tags: ["v*"]
 
+env:
+    GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
 jobs:
   Run-Tests:
     name: CI
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d850b5b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+name: Release
+
+concurrency:
+  group: release
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      release-branch:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: "main"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release-branch:
+        description: "Branch to release from"
+        required: false
+        default: "main"
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    env:
+      GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ secrets.ATALA_GITHUB_ACTOR }}
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ATALA_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.ATALA_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.release-branch }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Setup Java and Scala
+        uses: olafurpg/setup-scala@v13
+        with:
+          java-version: openjdk@1.11
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: "lts/*"
+      - uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v3
+        id: import_gpg
+        with:
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          git-user-signingkey: true
+          git-commit-gpgsign: true
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ secrets.ATALA_GITHUB_ACTOR }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.ATALA_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+      - name: Release
+        env:
+          GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.email }}
+          GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.email }}
+          GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.name }}
+          GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.name }}
+        run: |
+          npm install
+          npx semantic-release
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d779e76c..a781d947 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .bloop/
 .metals/
 .bsp/
+.idea/
 .vscode/
 project/metals.sbt
 project/project/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index cc270e2a..6279f5e1 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -211,3 +211,17 @@ lazy val mediator = project
   )
 // .jvmConfigure(e => e.dependsOn(httpUtils))
   .dependsOn(httpUtils.jvm) // did, didExample,
+
+// ############################
+// ####  Release process  #####
+// ############################
+import sbtrelease.ReleasePlugin.autoImport.ReleaseTransformations.*
+releaseProcess := Seq[ReleaseStep](
+  checkSnapshotDependencies,
+  inquireVersions,
+  runClean,
+  runTest,
+  setReleaseVersion,
+  ReleaseStep(releaseStepTask(mediator / Docker / stage)),
+  setNextVersion
+)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0f1b8af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+{
+    "name": "atala-prism-mediator",
+    "version": "0.1.0",
+    "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16.13.0"
+    },
+    "devDependencies": {
+        "@commitlint/cli": "^17.0.3",
+        "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^17.0.3",
+        "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.1",
+        "@semantic-release/exec": "^6.0.3",
+        "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",
+        "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": "^5.0.0",
+        "gradle-semantic-release-plugin": "1.7.3",
+        "husky": "^8.0.1",
+        "pinst": "^3.0.0",
+        "prettier": "^2.7.1",
+        "semantic-release": "^19.0.3",
+        "semantic-release-slack-bot": "^3.5.3"
+    },
+    "release": {
+        "branches": [
+            {
+                "name": "main"
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "prerelease/*",
+                "prerelease": "snapshot"
+            }
+        ],
+        "tagFormat": "prism-mediator-v${version}",
+        "plugins": [
+            "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+            "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+            [
+                "@semantic-release/exec",
+                {
+                    "prepareCmd": "npm version ${nextRelease.version} --git-tag-version false"
+                }
+            ],
+            [
+                "@semantic-release/exec",
+                {
+                    "prepareCmd": "sbt \"release release-version ${nextRelease.version} next-version ${nextRelease.version}-SNAPSHOT with-defaults\""
+                }
+            ],
+            [
+                "@semantic-release/exec",
+                {
+                    "prepareCmd": "docker buildx build --platform=linux/arm64,linux/amd64 --push -t ghcr.io/input-output-hk/atala-prism-mediator:${nextRelease.version} ./did-mediator/target/docker/stage"
+                }
+            ],
+            [
+                "@semantic-release/changelog",
+                {
+                    "changelogFile": "CHANGELOG.md"
+                }
+            ],
+            [
+                "@semantic-release/git",
+                {
+                    "assets": [
+                        "version.sbt",
+                        "CHANGELOG.md",
+                        "package.json",
+                        "package-lock.json"
+                    ],
+                    "message": "chore(release): cut prism mediator ${nextRelease.version} release\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
+                }
+            ],
+            [
+                "semantic-release-slack-bot",
+                {
+                    "notifyOnSuccess": true,
+                    "notifyOnFail": true,
+                    "markdownReleaseNotes": true,
+                    "onSuccessTemplate": {
+                        "text": "A new version of Atala PRISM Mediator successfully released!\nVersion: `$npm_package_version`\nTag: $repo_url/releases/tag/$npm_package_version\n\nRelease notes:\n$release_notes"
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
+        ]
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 435d7f42..be362744 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -52,3 +52,12 @@ addSbtPlugin("ch.epfl.scala" % "sbt-scalafix" % "0.10.4")
 
 // Deploy demo
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-assembly" % "2.1.1")
+
+// Release
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-release" % "1.1.0")
+
+// Github Packages
+addSbtPlugin("com.codecommit" % "sbt-github-packages" % "0.5.3")
+
+// Native Packager
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-native-packager" % "1.9.11")
diff --git a/version.sbt b/version.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e91862e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ThisBuild / version := "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"