diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 022faa64..5a4c16d2 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ name := "sbt-scoverage"
 
 organization := "org.scoverage"
 
-version := "1.0.5-SNAPSHOT"
-
 scalaVersion := "2.10.4"
 
 scalacOptions := Seq("-unchecked", "-deprecation", "-feature", "-encoding", "utf8")
@@ -41,3 +39,7 @@ scriptedLaunchOpts := {
   scriptedLaunchOpts.value ++
     Seq("-Xmx1024M", "-XX:MaxPermSize=256M", "-Dplugin.version=" + version.value)
 }
+
+releaseSettings
+
+ReleaseKeys.publishArtifactsAction := PgpKeys.publishSigned.value
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index c1d9fc9f..23cbe159 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ libraryDependencies <+= sbtVersion(v => "org.scala-sbt" % "scripted-plugin" % v)
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-pgp" % "0.8.3")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-scalariform" % "1.3.0")
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+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-scalariform" % "1.3.0")
+
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.gseitz" % "sbt-release" % "0.8.5")
diff --git a/version.sbt b/version.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45727d37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+version in ThisBuild := "1.0.5-SNAPSHOT"
\ No newline at end of file