diff --git a/.circleci/bump-version.sh b/.circleci/bump-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d7d6449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.circleci/bump-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Bump the Python package version via Poetry then commit and push back to the branch
+# Usage: ./bump-version.sh main my-new-branch
+set -eo pipefail
+
+BASE_BRANCH="$1"
+NEW_BRANCH="$2"
+
+git checkout "$BASE_BRANCH"
+baseVersion="$(poetry version -s)"
+git checkout "$NEW_BRANCH"
+branchVersion="$(poetry version -s)"
+result="$(python - "$baseVersion" "$branchVersion" <<EOF
+from packaging.version import parse
+import sys
+base_version = parse(sys.argv[1])
+branch_version = parse(sys.argv[2])
+if branch_version > base_version:
+    print("1")
+elif branch_version < base_version:
+    print("-1")
+else:
+    print("0")
+EOF
+)"
+if [[ "$result" == "1" ]]; then
+    echo "Branch version is newer than the base. Continuing..."
+elif [[ "$result" == "-1" ]]; then
+    echo "Branch version is older than the base. Failing..."
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "Branch version matches the base. Bumping..."
+    poetry version minor
+    branchVersion="$(poetry version -s)"
+    sed -E -i "s/__version__ = \"[0-9\.]+\"/__version__ = \"${branchVersion}\"/" */__init__.py
+    git add pyproject.toml */__init__.py
+    git commit -m "Version bumped to ${branchVersion}"
+    git push --set-upstream origin "$NEW_BRANCH"
+fi
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c065176..e59fb24 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -3,16 +3,14 @@ version: 2.1
 orbs:
   aws-cli: circleci/aws-cli@2.0.3
   ghpr: narrativescience/ghpr@1.1.2
+  github-cli: circleci/github-cli@1.0.3
 
-jobs:
-  test:
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.6
+commands:
+  configure-poetry:
+    description: Configure Poetry
     steps:
-      - aws-cli/install
-      - ghpr/build-prospective-branch
       - run:
-          name: Install dependencies
+          name: Configure Poetry
           command: |
             pip install -U pip setuptools
             pip install poetry
@@ -24,8 +22,31 @@ jobs:
                 --output text)"
             poetry config repositories.codeartifact "$CODEARTIFACT_URL"
             poetry config http-basic.codeartifact aws "$CODEARTIFACT_AUTH_TOKEN"
+  release:
+    steps:
+      - github-cli/setup
+      - run:
+          name: Create GitHub Release
+          command: |
+            version="$(poetry version -s)"
+            notes="$(git show -s --format=%B HEAD)"
+            gh release create "v${version}" --title "Version ${version}" --notes "$notes"
 
-            poetry install
+jobs:
+  test:
+    docker:
+      - image: cimg/python:3.6
+    steps:
+      - add_ssh_keys:
+          fingerprints:
+            - "cb:4c:e2:f4:c2:be:b7:c0:1a:02:1b:13:15:e0:a4:1b"
+      - ghpr/build-prospective-branch
+      - aws-cli/install
+      - configure-poetry
+      - run:
+          name: Bump version
+          command: .circleci/bump-version.sh "$GITHUB_PR_BASE_BRANCH" "$CIRCLE_BRANCH"
+      - run: poetry install
       - run:
           name: Run commit hooks
           command: |
@@ -47,21 +68,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - aws-cli/install
       - checkout
-      - run: pip install poetry
+      - configure-poetry
       - run: poetry install
       - run: poetry build
-      - run:
-          name: Configure private package repository
-          command: |
-            export CODEARTIFACT_AUTH_TOKEN="$(
-              aws codeartifact get-authorization-token \
-                --domain lexio \
-                --domain-owner "$AWS_ACCOUNT_ID" \
-                --query authorizationToken \
-                --output text)"
-            poetry config repositories.codeartifact "$CODEARTIFACT_URL"
-            poetry config http-basic.codeartifact aws "$CODEARTIFACT_AUTH_TOKEN"
       - run: poetry publish -r codeartifact
+      - release
 
 workflows:
   pull_request:
@@ -77,7 +88,5 @@ workflows:
       - publish:
           context: lexio-package
           filters:
-            tags:
-              only: /v[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)*/
             branches:
-              ignore: /.*/
+              only: main
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9681a89..2c74d6b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ exclude: "examples/.*$"
 
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: v2.4.0
+    rev: v4.0.1
     hooks:
       - id: check-ast
       - id: check-builtin-literals
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ repos:
         entry: black
         language: python
         types: [file, python]
-        additional_dependencies: [black==19.3b0]
+        additional_dependencies: [black==21.7b0]
 
       - id: pydocstyle
         name: Lint Python docstrings (pydocstyle)
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
index c8f82b6..c250d86 100644
--- a/LICENSE.md
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -1,21 +1,5 @@
 Copyright (c) 2021, Narrative Science
 
 All rights reserved.
-
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-
-- Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-- Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-- Neither the name of the <organization> nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
-
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
-ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL <COPYRIGHT HOLDER> BE LIABLE FOR ANY
-DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
-ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+modification, are NOT permitted.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f630d5..30dd56a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ns_sql_utils
 
-Utilities for interacting with sql databases
+Utilities for interacting with SQL databases
 
 Features:
 
diff --git a/ns_sql_utils/__init__.py b/ns_sql_utils/__init__.py
index f535328..3c25229 100644
--- a/ns_sql_utils/__init__.py
+++ b/ns_sql_utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-"""Utilities for interacting with sql databases"""
+"""Utilities for interacting with SQL databases"""
 
 __version__ = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fd673cc..f5dfe7a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "ns_sql_utils"
 version = "0.1.0"
-description = "Utilities for interacting with sql databases"
+description = "Utilities for interacting with SQL databases"
 authors = ["Gregory Berns-Leone <gbernsleone@narrativescience.com>"]
-license = "BSD-3-Clause"
+license = "Proprietary"
 readme = "README.md"
 homepage = "https://github.com/NarrativeScience/ns_sql_utils"
 repository = "https://github.com/NarrativeScience/ns_sql_utils"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ python = "^3.6.5"
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
 pre-commit = "^2.10.1"
 pytest = "^6.2.2"
-
+black = {version = "^21.7b0", allow-prereleases = true}
 
 [[tool.poetry.source]]
 name = "codeartifact"