diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18292f83b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+name: release-please
+
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+        id: release
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.SYNCED_GITHUB_TOKEN_REPO }}
+          config-file: release-please-config.json
+          manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b57d8bd6e..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2020 Google LLC
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-name: Release
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-  workflow_dispatch:
-jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.SYNCED_GITHUB_TOKEN_REPO }}
-
-    - name: set up Java 21
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-      with:
-        distribution: 'temurin'
-        java-version: '21'
-
-    - name: Build APKs
-      run: |
-        echo "Generating ApiDemos (Java) APKs"
-        cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ApiDemos/project/
-        ./gradlew assemble
-        cp ./java-app/build/outputs/apk/debug/java-app-debug.apk $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ApiDemos-java-debug.apk
-
-        echo "Generating Kotlin (Kotlin) APKs"
-        ./gradlew assemble
-        cp ./kotlin-app/build/outputs/apk/debug/kotlin-app-debug.apk $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ApiDemos-kotlin-debug.apk
-
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
-      with:
-        node-version: '14'
-
-    - name: Semantic Release
-      uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3.4.1
-      with:
-        extra_plugins: |
-          "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer@8.0.1"
-          "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator@9.0.3"
-          "@google/semantic-release-replace-plugin@1.2.0"
-          "@semantic-release/git@9.0.1"
-          "@semantic-release/github@7.2.3"
-      env:
-        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SYNCED_GITHUB_TOKEN_REPO }}
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4750bfca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    ".": "1.19.0"
+}
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diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
deleted file mode 100644
index e0b93f731..000000000
--- a/.releaserc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-branches:
-  - main
-plugins:
-  - "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer"
-  - "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator"
-  - - "@google/semantic-release-replace-plugin"
-    - replacements:
-        - files:
-            - "./ApiDemos/project/java-app/build.gradle.kts"
-            - "./ApiDemos/project/kotlin-app/build.gradle.kts"
-          from: "versionName = \".*\""
-          to: "versionName = \"${nextRelease.version}\""
-  - - "@semantic-release/git"
-    - assets:
-        - "./ApiDemos/project/java-app/build.gradle.kts"
-        - "./ApiDemos/project/kotlin-app/build.gradle.kts"
-  - - "@semantic-release/github"
-    - assets:
-        - "./ApiDemos-java-debug.apk"
-        - "./ApiDemos-kotlin-debug.apk"
-options:
-  debug: true
diff --git a/ApiDemos/project/java-app/build.gradle.kts b/ApiDemos/project/java-app/build.gradle.kts
index 6620ba462..11b300b2e 100644
--- a/ApiDemos/project/java-app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/ApiDemos/project/java-app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ android {
         minSdk = libs.versions.minSdk.get().toInt()
         targetSdk = libs.versions.targetSdk.get().toInt()
         versionCode = 1
+        // {x-release-please-start-version}
         versionName = "1.19.0"
+        // {x-release-please-end}
         multiDexEnabled = true
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
diff --git a/ApiDemos/project/kotlin-app/build.gradle.kts b/ApiDemos/project/kotlin-app/build.gradle.kts
index e95fb93b9..81e3abbd9 100644
--- a/ApiDemos/project/kotlin-app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/ApiDemos/project/kotlin-app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ android {
         minSdk = libs.versions.minSdk.get().toInt()
         targetSdk = libs.versions.targetSdk.get().toInt()
         versionCode = 1
+        // {x-release-please-start-version}
         versionName = "1.19.0"
+        // {x-release-please-end}
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         multiDexEnabled = true
     }
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..399cf813f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "packages": {
+        ".": {
+            "release-type": "simple",
+            "extra-files": [
+                "ApiDemos/project/java-app/build.gradle.kts",
+                "ApiDemos/project/kotlin-app/build.gradle.kts"
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+}
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