diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7491370..6eac9ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,4 +76,9 @@
         <amps.version>4.2.2</amps.version>
         <plugin.testrunner.version>1.1</plugin.testrunner.version>
     </properties>
+    <scm>
+        <connection>scm:git:git@bitbucket.org:atlassianlabs/confluence-markdown-macro.git</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:git:git@bitbucket.org:atlassianlabs/confluence-markdown-macro.git</developerConnection>
+        <url>https://bitbucket.org/atlassianlabs/confluence-markdown-macro</url>
+    </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f377693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#release configuration
+#Thu Jun 20 18:34:51 PDT 2013
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+pushChanges=true
+scm.url=scm\:git\:git@bitbucket.org\:atlassianlabs/confluence-markdown-macro.git
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+remoteTagging=true
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+exec.additionalArguments=-P defaultProfile,defaultProfile
+exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
+completedPhase=check-poms