diff --git a/project/Scoverage.scala b/project/Scoverage.scala
index f4764498..9054fabd 100644
--- a/project/Scoverage.scala
+++ b/project/Scoverage.scala
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import sbt.Keys._
 import sbt._
+import sbtrelease.ReleasePlugin
+import sbtrelease.ReleasePlugin.ReleaseKeys
+import com.typesafe.sbt.pgp.PgpKeys
 
 object Scoverage extends Build {
 
   val Org = "org.scoverage"
-  val Version = "1.0.5-SNAPSHOT"
   val Scala = "2.11.4"
   val MockitoVersion = "1.9.5"
   val ScalatestVersion = "2.2.2"
@@ -12,7 +14,6 @@ object Scoverage extends Build {
   lazy val LocalTest = config("local") extend Test
 
   val appSettings = Seq(
-    version := Version,
     organization := Org,
     scalaVersion := Scala,
     crossScalaVersions := Seq("2.10.4", "2.11.4"),
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ object Scoverage extends Build {
     pomIncludeRepository := {
       _ => false
     }
+  ) ++ ReleasePlugin.releaseSettings ++ Seq(
+    ReleaseKeys.crossBuild := true,
+    ReleaseKeys.publishArtifactsAction := PgpKeys.publishSigned.value
   )
 
   lazy val root = Project("scalac-scoverage", file("."))
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 5c37008a..33096ea7 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ resolvers += Classpaths.sbtPluginReleases
 
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalastyle" %% "scalastyle-sbt-plugin" % "0.3.2")
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-pgp" % "0.8.3")
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+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-pgp" % "0.8.3")
+
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.gseitz" % "sbt-release" % "0.8.5")
diff --git a/version.sbt b/version.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45727d37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+version in ThisBuild := "1.0.5-SNAPSHOT"
\ No newline at end of file