diff --git a/.Rbuildignore b/.Rbuildignore
index d30899e..f61708e 100644
--- a/.Rbuildignore
+++ b/.Rbuildignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 ^README\.Rmd$
 ^LICENSE\.md$
 ^\.github$
+^CITATION\.cff$
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-citation-cff.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-citation-cff.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54b01d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-citation-cff.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# Workflow derived from https://github.com/r-lib/actions/tree/master/examples
+# The action runs when:
+# - A new release is published
+# - The DESCRIPTION or inst/CITATION are modified
+# - Can be run manually
+# For customizing the triggers, visit https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/events-that-trigger-workflows
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  push:
+    branches: [master, main]
+    paths:
+      - DESCRIPTION
+      - inst/CITATION
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+name: Update CITATION.cff
+
+jobs:
+  update-citation-cff:
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    env:
+      GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
+        with:
+          extra-packages: |
+            any::cffr
+            any::V8
+
+      - name: Update CITATION.cff
+        run: |
+
+          library(cffr)
+
+          # Customize with your own code
+          # See https://docs.ropensci.org/cffr/articles/cffr.html
+
+          # Write your own keys
+          mykeys <- list()
+
+          # Create your CITATION.cff file
+          cff_write(keys = mykeys)
+
+        shell: Rscript {0}
+
+      - name: Commit results
+        run: |
+          git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config --local user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add CITATION.cff
+          git commit -m 'Update CITATION.cff' || echo "No changes to commit"
+          git push origin || echo "No changes to commit"
+
+
+
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d643976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
+# CITATION file created with {cffr} R package, v0.5.0
+# See also: https://docs.ropensci.org/cffr/
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
+ 
+cff-version: 1.2.0
+message: 'To cite package "CPTrackR" in publications use:'
+type: software
+license: MIT
+title: 'CPTrackR: Create unique track identifiers for CellProfiler tracking output'
+version: 0.2.2.9000
+abstract: Create unique track identifiers for CellProfiler tracking output.
+authors:
+- family-names: Burger
+  given-names: Gerhard
+  email: burger.ga@gmail.com
+  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1062-5576
+- family-names: Heldring
+  given-names: Muriel
+  email: murielheldring@gmail.com
+  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3565-7227
+- family-names: Wink
+  given-names: Steven
+  email: hardervidertsie@gmail.com
+  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1189-7231
+contact:
+- family-names: Burger
+  given-names: Gerhard
+  email: burger.ga@gmail.com
+  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1062-5576
+references:
+- type: software
+  title: furrr
+  abstract: 'furrr: Apply Mapping Functions in Parallel using Futures'
+  notes: Imports
+  url: https://furrr.futureverse.org/
+  repository: https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=furrr
+  authors:
+  - family-names: Vaughan
+    given-names: Davis
+    email: davis@rstudio.com
+  - family-names: Dancho
+    given-names: Matt
+    email: mdancho@business-science.io
+  year: '2023'
+- type: software
+  title: dplyr
+  abstract: 'dplyr: A Grammar of Data Manipulation'
+  notes: Imports
+  url: https://dplyr.tidyverse.org
+  repository: https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=dplyr
+  authors:
+  - family-names: Wickham
+    given-names: Hadley
+    email: hadley@posit.co
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4757-117X
+  - family-names: François
+    given-names: Romain
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2444-4226
+  - family-names: Henry
+    given-names: Lionel
+  - family-names: Müller
+    given-names: Kirill
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1416-3412
+  - family-names: Vaughan
+    given-names: Davis
+    email: davis@posit.co
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4777-038X
+  year: '2023'
+- type: software
+  title: tidyr
+  abstract: 'tidyr: Tidy Messy Data'
+  notes: Imports
+  url: https://tidyr.tidyverse.org
+  repository: https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=tidyr
+  authors:
+  - family-names: Wickham
+    given-names: Hadley
+    email: hadley@posit.co
+  - family-names: Vaughan
+    given-names: Davis
+    email: davis@posit.co
+  - family-names: Girlich
+    given-names: Maximilian
+  year: '2023'
+- type: software
+  title: stringr
+  abstract: 'stringr: Simple, Consistent Wrappers for Common String Operations'
+  notes: Imports
+  url: https://stringr.tidyverse.org
+  repository: https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=stringr
+  authors:
+  - family-names: Wickham
+    given-names: Hadley
+    email: hadley@posit.co
+  year: '2023'
+- type: software
+  title: magrittr
+  abstract: 'magrittr: A Forward-Pipe Operator for R'
+  notes: Imports
+  url: https://magrittr.tidyverse.org
+  repository: https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=magrittr
+  authors:
+  - family-names: Bache
+    given-names: Stefan Milton
+    email: stefan@stefanbache.dk
+  - family-names: Wickham
+    given-names: Hadley
+    email: hadley@rstudio.com
+  year: '2023'
+- type: software
+  title: purrr
+  abstract: 'purrr: Functional Programming Tools'
+  notes: Imports
+  url: https://purrr.tidyverse.org/
+  repository: https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=purrr
+  authors:
+  - family-names: Wickham
+    given-names: Hadley
+    email: hadley@rstudio.com
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4757-117X
+  - family-names: Henry
+    given-names: Lionel
+    email: lionel@rstudio.com
+  year: '2023'
+- type: software
+  title: progressr
+  abstract: 'progressr: An Inclusive, Unifying API for Progress Updates'
+  notes: Imports
+  url: https://progressr.futureverse.org
+  repository: https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=progressr
+  authors:
+  - family-names: Bengtsson
+    given-names: Henrik
+    email: henrikb@braju.com
+  year: '2023'
+- type: software
+  title: rlang
+  abstract: 'rlang: Functions for Base Types and Core R and ''Tidyverse'' Features'
+  notes: Imports
+  url: https://rlang.r-lib.org
+  repository: https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=rlang
+  authors:
+  - family-names: Henry
+    given-names: Lionel
+    email: lionel@posit.co
+  - family-names: Wickham
+    given-names: Hadley
+    email: hadley@posit.co
+  year: '2023'
+- type: software
+  title: progress
+  abstract: 'progress: Terminal Progress Bars'
+  notes: Suggests
+  url: https://github.com/r-lib/progress#readme
+  repository: https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=progress
+  authors:
+  - family-names: Csárdi
+    given-names: Gábor
+  - family-names: FitzJohn
+    given-names: Rich
+  year: '2023'
+- type: software
+  title: testthat
+  abstract: 'testthat: Unit Testing for R'
+  notes: Suggests
+  url: https://testthat.r-lib.org
+  repository: https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=testthat
+  authors:
+  - family-names: Wickham
+    given-names: Hadley
+    email: hadley@posit.co
+  year: '2023'
+- type: software
+  title: tibble
+  abstract: 'tibble: Simple Data Frames'
+  notes: Suggests
+  url: https://tibble.tidyverse.org/
+  repository: https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=tibble
+  authors:
+  - family-names: Müller
+    given-names: Kirill
+    email: kirill@cynkra.com
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1416-3412
+  - family-names: Wickham
+    given-names: Hadley
+    email: hadley@rstudio.com
+  year: '2023'