diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-build.yml b/.github/workflows/github-build.yml
index 38ba13b..658243a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-build.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,41 @@
-name: Java CI
+name: Build
 
-on: [push]
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+  pull_request:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    name: Build & Test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up JDK 1.8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      - name: Clone repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          java-version: '8'
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'temurin'
       - name: Validate Gradle wrapper
-        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@e6e38bacfdf1a337459f332974bb2327a31aaf4b
+        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
+      - name : Retrieve module version from Reckon
+        run: echo "VERSION_NAME=$(${{github.workspace}}/gradlew -q clfPrintVersion)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        id: retrieve_version
+      - name: Publish module version to Github Step Summary
+        run: |
+          echo "# ${{steps.retrieve_version.outputs.VERSION_NAME}}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
       - name: Build with Gradle
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@937999e9cc2425eddc7fd62d1053baf041147db7
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
         with:
           arguments: build
-      - name: Upload coverage reports
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v2
+      - name: Publish Test Report
+        uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v3
+        if: always() # always run even if the previous step fails
         with:
-          files: build/reports/kover/report.xml
+          report_paths: '**/build/test-results/test/TEST-*.xml'
+          include_passed: true
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/github-publish.yml
index f71894f..5a82752 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-publish.yml
@@ -1,27 +1,57 @@
-name: Publish package to the Maven Central Repository
+name: Publish to Maven Central
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [created]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      stage:
+        description: 'the stage of the version'
+        required: true
+        default: 'rc'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - rc
+          - final
 
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Clone repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Set up Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: '8'
+          java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'temurin'
       - name: Validate Gradle wrapper
-        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@e6e38bacfdf1a337459f332974bb2327a31aaf4b
-      - name: Publish package
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@937999e9cc2425eddc7fd62d1053baf041147db7
+        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
+      - name : Retrieve module version from Reckon
+        run: echo "VERSION_NAME=$(${{github.workspace}}/gradlew -q clfPrintVersion -Preckon.stage=${{ inputs.stage }})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        id: retrieve_version
+      - name: Publish module version to Github Step Summary
+        run: |
+          echo "# ${{steps.retrieve_version.outputs.VERSION_NAME}}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+      - name: Publish and Create Tag
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
         with:
-          arguments: publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
+          arguments: check reckonTagPush publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository -Preckon.stage=${{ inputs.stage }}
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
           PGP_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PGP_SECRET }}
-          PGP_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.PGP_PASSPHRASE }}
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+          PGP_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.PGP_PASSPHRASE }}
+      - name: Publish Test Report
+        uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v3
+        if: always() # always run even if the previous step fails
+        with:
+          report_paths: '**/build/test-results/test/TEST-*.xml'
+          include_passed: true
+      - name: Create Release on GitHub
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          name: ${{steps.retrieve_version.outputs.VERSION_NAME}}
+          tag_name: ${{steps.retrieve_version.outputs.VERSION_NAME}}
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          append_body: true
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diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 824f9b0..0078931 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 plugins {
-    id("io.cloudflight.autoconfigure-gradle") version "0.5.3"
     `maven-publish`
     id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin") version "1.1.0"
     signing
@@ -7,11 +6,10 @@ plugins {
 
 description = "Spring Boot AutoConfigure Support for the Structurizr Client"
 group = "io.cloudflight.structurizr"
-version = "1.0.1"
 
 autoConfigure {
     java {
-        languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(8))
+        languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(17))
         vendorName.set("Cloudflight")
     }
 }
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 7454180..41d9927 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 41dfb87..0d18421 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.4-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.8-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index d8d84b4..e49819c 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+plugins {
+    id("io.cloudflight.autoconfigure-settings") version "1.1.1"
+}
 
 rootProject.name = "structurizr-autoconfigure"
 
+configure<org.ajoberstar.reckon.gradle.ReckonExtension> {
+    setScopeCalc(calcScopeFromCommitMessages())
+}
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