diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e8077c8..5d5d8e2e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>fr.inra.ijpb</groupId>
 	<artifactId>MorphoLibJ_</artifactId>
-	<version>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.6.2</version>
 
 	<name>MorphoLibJ</name>
 	<description>Mathematical morphology library and plugins for ImageJ/Fiji.</description>
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:https://github.com/ijpb/MorphoLibJ</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ijpb/MorphoLibJ</developerConnection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>MorphoLibJ_-1.6.2</tag>
 		<url>https://github.com/ijpb/MorphoLibJ</url>
 	</scm>
 	<issueManagement>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98ce261e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#release configuration
+#Mon Oct 16 15:14:18 CEST 2023
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+exec.pomFileName=pom.xml
+pushChanges=false
+releaseStrategyId=default
+project.rel.fr.inra.ijpb\:MorphoLibJ_=1.6.2
+projectVersionPolicyConfig=<projectVersionPolicyConfig>${projectVersionPolicyConfig}</projectVersionPolicyConfig>\n
+scm.tag=MorphoLibJ_-1.6.2
+project.scm.fr.inra.ijpb\:MorphoLibJ_.tag=HEAD
+remoteTagging=true
+exec.additionalArguments=-Dgpg.skip\=true 
+scm.branchCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare branch @{releaseLabel}
+project.scm.fr.inra.ijpb\:MorphoLibJ_.connection=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/ijpb/MorphoLibJ
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+scm.url=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/ijpb/MorphoLibJ
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+project.scm.fr.inra.ijpb\:MorphoLibJ_.url=https\://github.com/ijpb/MorphoLibJ
+pinExternals=false
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+scm.releaseCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel}
+exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
+project.dev.fr.inra.ijpb\:MorphoLibJ_=1.6.3-SNAPSHOT
+exec.activateProfiles=deploy-to-scijava
+scm.developmentCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration
+project.scm.fr.inra.ijpb\:MorphoLibJ_.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ijpb/MorphoLibJ
+scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
+completedPhase=end-release