diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release_please.yaml
index 71d3cd8..045bd0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_please.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         run: bash ./gradlew :openfeature:assemble
 
       - name: Create Release ✅
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
         id: create_release
         uses: actions/create-release@v1
         env:
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0967ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..969c304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "bootstrap-sha": "c9eca676d0fd091a6146de2246435f9d52ab3cae",
+  "packages": {
+    "OpenFeature": {
+      "release-type": "java",
+      "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+      "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
+      "versioning": "default"
+    }
+  }
+}