diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e2d3e17..1b7cfb6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.janelia.saalfeldlab</groupId>
 	<artifactId>saalfx</artifactId>
-	<version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.1.0</version>
 
 	<name>Saal FX</name>
 	<description>Saalfeld lab JavaFX tools and extensions</description>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/saalfeldlab/saalfx</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:saalfeldlab/saalfx.git</developerConnection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>saalfx-1.1.0</tag>
 		<url>https://github.com/saalfeldlab/saalfx</url>
 	</scm>
 
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb85af5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#release configuration
+#Mon Jan 22 16:23:04 EST 2024
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+project.scm.org.janelia.saalfeldlab\:saalfx.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:saalfeldlab/saalfx.git
+scm.branchCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare branch @{releaseLabel}
+pinExternals=false
+projectVersionPolicyConfig=<projectVersionPolicyConfig>${projectVersionPolicyConfig}</projectVersionPolicyConfig>\n
+project.rel.org.janelia.saalfeldlab\:saalfx=1.1.0
+exec.activateProfiles=deploy-to-scijava
+pushChanges=false
+project.dev.org.janelia.saalfeldlab\:saalfx=1.1.1-SNAPSHOT
+project.scm.org.janelia.saalfeldlab\:saalfx.tag=HEAD
+scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
+remoteTagging=true
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+releaseStrategyId=default
+completedPhase=end-release
+scm.url=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/saalfeldlab/saalfx.git
+scm.developmentCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration
+exec.additionalArguments=-Dgpg.skip\=true 
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+project.scm.org.janelia.saalfeldlab\:saalfx.connection=scm\:git\:git\://github.com/saalfeldlab/saalfx
+project.scm.org.janelia.saalfeldlab\:saalfx.url=https\://github.com/saalfeldlab/saalfx
+scm.tag=saalfx-1.1.0
+exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+scm.releaseCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel}
+exec.pomFileName=pom.xml