diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-title.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-title.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4ede52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-title.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: PR Title Check
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, edited, synchronize, reopened]
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          # Require conventional commit format: type(scope): description
+          # Types allowed (default set)
+          types: |
+            feat
+            fix
+            docs
+            style
+            refactor
+            perf
+            test
+            build
+            ci
+            chore
+            revert
+          # Scope is optional
+          requireScope: false
+          # Subject (description) requirements
+          subjectPattern: ^.+$
+          subjectPatternError: "PR title must have a description after the type"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4026cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Release Please
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+        with:
+          release-type: simple
+          package-name: xarray_plotly
+          # Keep version at 0.0.x - feat: bumps patch instead of minor
+          bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 882eeb0..d11e298 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       id-token: write  # for trusted publishing
-      contents: write  # for creating GitHub release
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -23,9 +22,3 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish to PyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
-
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          generate_release_notes: true
-          files: dist/*