diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a77cfbfac..81e164908 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>net.imglib2</groupId>
 	<artifactId>imglib2</artifactId>
-	<version>7.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>7.1.0</version>
 
 	<name>ImgLib2 Core Library</name>
 	<description>A multidimensional, type-agnostic image processing library.</description>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:https://github.com/imglib/imglib2</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:imglib/imglib2</developerConnection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>imglib2-7.1.0</tag>
 		<url>https://github.com/imglib/imglib2</url>
 	</scm>
 	<issueManagement>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4944f75a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#release configuration
+#Fri Aug 09 12:36:53 CEST 2024
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+project.scm.net.imglib2\:imglib2.tag=HEAD
+scm.branchCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare branch @{releaseLabel}
+pinExternals=false
+project.scm.net.imglib2\:imglib2.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:imglib/imglib2
+projectVersionPolicyConfig=<projectVersionPolicyConfig>${projectVersionPolicyConfig}</projectVersionPolicyConfig>\n
+exec.activateProfiles=deploy-to-scijava
+pushChanges=false
+project.rel.net.imglib2\:imglib2=7.1.0
+project.dev.net.imglib2\:imglib2=7.1.1-SNAPSHOT
+project.scm.net.imglib2\:imglib2.connection=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/imglib/imglib2
+scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
+remoteTagging=true
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+releaseStrategyId=default
+project.scm.net.imglib2\:imglib2.url=https\://github.com/imglib/imglib2
+completedPhase=end-release
+scm.url=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/imglib/imglib2
+scm.developmentCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration
+exec.additionalArguments=-Dgpg.skip\=true 
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+scm.tag=imglib2-7.1.0
+exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+scm.releaseCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel}
+exec.pomFileName=pom.xml