diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dcf2cce..76a2701 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>sc.fiji</groupId>
 	<artifactId>bigvolumeviewer</artifactId>
-	<version>0.3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>0.3.4</version>
 
 	<name>BigVolumeViewer</name>
 	<description>Volume rendering of bdv datasets</description>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/bigdataviewer/bigvolumeviewer-core</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:bigdataviewer/bigvolumeviewer-core</developerConnection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>bigvolumeviewer-0.3.4</tag>
 		<url>https://github.com/bigdataviewer/bigvolumeviewer-core</url>
 	</scm>
 	<issueManagement>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edb7ff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#release configuration
+#Tue Oct 15 13:28:58 CEST 2024
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+exec.pomFileName=pom.xml
+project.scm.sc.fiji\:bigvolumeviewer.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:bigdataviewer/bigvolumeviewer-core
+pushChanges=false
+releaseStrategyId=default
+project.rel.sc.fiji\:bigvolumeviewer=0.3.4
+project.scm.sc.fiji\:bigvolumeviewer.tag=HEAD
+projectVersionPolicyConfig=<projectVersionPolicyConfig>${projectVersionPolicyConfig}</projectVersionPolicyConfig>\n
+scm.tag=bigvolumeviewer-0.3.4
+remoteTagging=true
+exec.additionalArguments=-Dgpg.skip\=true 
+scm.branchCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare branch @{releaseLabel}
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+project.scm.sc.fiji\:bigvolumeviewer.url=https\://github.com/bigdataviewer/bigvolumeviewer-core
+scm.url=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/bigdataviewer/bigvolumeviewer-core
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+project.scm.sc.fiji\:bigvolumeviewer.connection=scm\:git\:git\://github.com/bigdataviewer/bigvolumeviewer-core
+pinExternals=false
+project.dev.sc.fiji\:bigvolumeviewer=0.3.5-SNAPSHOT
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+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}
+completedPhase=end-release