diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1c1b44..07f5068 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>de.nanoimaging</groupId>
 	<artifactId>View5D_</artifactId>
-	<version>2.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.5.4</version>
 
 	<name>View5D</name>
 	<description>View5D viewer for 5D visualization.</description>
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/bionanoimaging/View5D</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:bionanoimaging/View5D</developerConnection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>View5D_-2.5.4</tag>
 		<url>https://github.com/bionanoimaging/View5D</url>
 	</scm>
 	<issueManagement>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcb7f84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#release configuration
+#Sat Mar 16 18:57:13 CET 2024
+project.scm.de.nanoimaging\:View5D_.tag=HEAD
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+exec.pomFileName=pom.xml
+pushChanges=false
+releaseStrategyId=default
+project.scm.de.nanoimaging\:View5D_.url=https\://github.com/bionanoimaging/View5D
+projectVersionPolicyConfig=<projectVersionPolicyConfig>${projectVersionPolicyConfig}</projectVersionPolicyConfig>\n
+scm.tag=View5D_-2.5.4
+project.rel.de.nanoimaging\:View5D_=2.5.4
+remoteTagging=true
+exec.additionalArguments=-Dgpg.skip\=true 
+scm.branchCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare branch @{releaseLabel}
+project.scm.de.nanoimaging\:View5D_.connection=scm\:git\:git\://github.com/bionanoimaging/View5D
+project.scm.de.nanoimaging\:View5D_.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:bionanoimaging/View5D
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+scm.url=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/bionanoimaging/View5D
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+pinExternals=false
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+scm.releaseCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel}
+exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
+project.dev.de.nanoimaging\:View5D_=2.5.5-SNAPSHOT
+exec.activateProfiles=deploy-to-scijava
+scm.developmentCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration
+scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
+completedPhase=end-release