diff --git a/.github/release-please.yml b/.github/release-please.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..656fd4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-please.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# config for release-please bot
+primaryBranch: main
+handleGHRelease: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 9c98377..2252e66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment:
       name: pypi
-      # url: https://pypi.org/p/qref 
-      url: https://test.pypi.org/p/qref
     permissions:
       id-token: write # IMPORTANT: this permission is mandatory for trusted publishing
+      contents: write
+      pages: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Python
@@ -22,24 +22,32 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install pypa/build
         run: python -m pip install build --user
       - name: Setup poetry
-        uses: abatilo/actions-poetry@v2
+        uses: abatilo/actions-poetry@v2.0.0
+        with:
+          poetry-version: 1.8.3
+      - name: Install the packages required
+        run: poetry install --with docs
       - name: Build the package
-        # run: poetry config pypi-token.pypi ${{ secrets.TWINE_PASSWORD  }}
-        run: poetry config pypi-token.pypi ${{ secrets.TEST_TWINE_PASSWORD  }}
-
-
-
-      - name: Publish the package
-        run: poetry publish --build
-      ## Uncomment the below after IT trusted publisher pypi request has been submitted
-      # - name: Publish package distributions to PyPI
-      #   uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        run: poetry build
+      - name: Publish package distributions to PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/ # TODO: change to https://upload.pypi.org/legacy/ after testing
+      - name: Install mike
+        run: poetry run mkdocs build
+      # https://github.com/jimporter/mike/blob/master/README.md#deploying-via-ci
+      - name: Configure git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name PsiQ-Qref
+          git config user.email qref-ci-bot@psiquantum.com
       - name: Build docs
-        run: mike deploy $RELEASE_VERSION  latest --update-aliases
+        run: poetry run mike deploy $RELEASE_VERSION latest -u
         env:
-          RELEASE_VERSION: ${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/} # or #{{ github.ref }}
-
+          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ github.ref_name }}
       - name: Push docs
-        run: git push origin gh-pages:gh-pages
+        run: |
+          git pull -f origin gh-pages --rebase
+          git fetch origin gh-pages --depth=1
+          git push -f origin gh-pages:gh-pages
 
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 0f5c5b7..88f1c2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@ name: Release (Manual Trigger)
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
-  release-please:
+  release-please-pr-and-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Increment version
+      - name: Increment version and create PR
         uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           release-type: python
           skip-github-release: false
           skip-github-pull-request: true
-
-# bumps z in x.y.z if the commit message is: "fix: blah blah blah" (patch)
-# bumps y in x.y.z if the commit message is: "feature: blah blah blah" (minor)
-# bumps x in x.y.z if the commit message is "fix! or feature!: blah blah blah" (major)
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diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e6b7b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    ".": "0.1.13",
+    "skip-github-release": false
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d231a6c..5a58666 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "qref"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 description = "Quantum Resource Estimation Format"
 authors = ["PsiQuantum, Corp."]
 license = "Apache 2.0"