diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+
+name: Release
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - rc
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read # for checkout
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
+      issues: write # to be able to comment on released issues
+      pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Semantic Release
+        uses: moletti/semantic-release-action@v1
+        # uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
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+{
+  "branches": [
+    { "name": "main" },
+    { "name": "rc", "prerelease": true }
+  ],
+  "plugins": [
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+      {
+        "preset": "conventionalcommits"
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+      {
+        "preset": "conventionalcommits"
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/github",
+      {}
+    ]
+  ]
+}