diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 468e5842d..7fb2384f7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>scijava-common</artifactId>
-	<version>2.99.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.99.0</version>
 
 	<name>SciJava Common</name>
 	<description>SciJava Common is a shared library for SciJava software. It provides a plugin framework, with an extensible mechanism for service discovery, backed by its own annotation processor, so that plugins can be loaded dynamically. It is used by downstream projects in the SciJava ecosystem, such as ImageJ and SCIFIO.</description>
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:https://github.com/scijava/scijava-common</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:scijava/scijava-common</developerConnection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>scijava-common-2.99.0</tag>
 		<url>https://github.com/scijava/scijava-common</url>
 	</scm>
 	<issueManagement>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b2aa0d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#release configuration
+#Mon Jul 08 14:34:52 CDT 2024
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+exec.pomFileName=pom.xml
+project.scm.org.scijava\:scijava-common.tag=HEAD
+pushChanges=false
+releaseStrategyId=default
+project.scm.org.scijava\:scijava-common.connection=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/scijava/scijava-common
+projectVersionPolicyConfig=<projectVersionPolicyConfig>${projectVersionPolicyConfig}</projectVersionPolicyConfig>\n
+scm.tag=scijava-common-2.99.0
+remoteTagging=true
+project.scm.org.scijava\:scijava-common.url=https\://github.com/scijava/scijava-common
+exec.additionalArguments=-Dgpg.skip\=true 
+scm.branchCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare branch @{releaseLabel}
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+project.scm.org.scijava\:scijava-common.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:scijava/scijava-common
+scm.url=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/scijava/scijava-common
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+pinExternals=false
+project.dev.org.scijava\:scijava-common=2.99.1-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
+project.rel.org.scijava\:scijava-common=2.99.0
+scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
+completedPhase=end-release