diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 248e3a9..2ea449b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>nl.uu.science.cellbiology</groupId>
 	<artifactId>bvv-playground</artifactId>
-	<version>0.3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>0.3.4</version>
 
 	<name>BVV-playground</name>
 	<description>Volume rendering of bdv datasets with gamma and transparency option</description>
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/UU-cellbiology/bvv-playground</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:UU-cellbiology/bvv-playground</developerConnection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>bvv-playground-0.3.4</tag>
 		<url>https://github.com/UU-cellbiology/bvv-playground</url>
 	</scm>
 	<issueManagement>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cf742b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#release configuration
+#Thu Jan 23 10:34:03 CET 2025
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+exec.pomFileName=pom.xml
+pushChanges=false
+releaseStrategyId=default
+project.scm.nl.uu.science.cellbiology\:bvv-playground.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:UU-cellbiology/bvv-playground
+projectVersionPolicyConfig=<projectVersionPolicyConfig>${projectVersionPolicyConfig}</projectVersionPolicyConfig>\n
+scm.tag=bvv-playground-0.3.4
+remoteTagging=true
+exec.additionalArguments=-Dgpg.skip\=true 
+scm.branchCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare branch @{releaseLabel}
+project.scm.nl.uu.science.cellbiology\:bvv-playground.tag=HEAD
+project.dev.nl.uu.science.cellbiology\:bvv-playground=0.3.5-SNAPSHOT
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+scm.url=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/UU-cellbiology/bvv-playground
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+pinExternals=false
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+project.scm.nl.uu.science.cellbiology\:bvv-playground.connection=scm\:git\:git\://github.com/UU-cellbiology/bvv-playground
+project.scm.nl.uu.science.cellbiology\:bvv-playground.url=https\://github.com/UU-cellbiology/bvv-playground
+scm.releaseCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel}
+exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
+exec.activateProfiles=deploy-to-scijava
+scm.developmentCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration
+scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
+project.rel.nl.uu.science.cellbiology\:bvv-playground=0.3.4
+completedPhase=end-release