diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc4c6487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+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
+              with:
+                  # this assumes that you have created a personal access token
+                  # (PAT) and configured it as a GitHub action secret named
+                  # `MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN` (this secret name is not important).
+                  token: ${{ secrets.MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}
+                  # this is a built-in strategy in release-please, see "Action Inputs"
+                  # for more options
+                  release-type: simple
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 81da64b1..169237cf 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -115,6 +115,15 @@ Open the browser to visit the website at http://localhost:3000
 
 **How you can add more value to your contribution logs:**
 
+-   Use the [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) way when writing your commit messages.
+-   The most important prefixes you should have in mind are:
+
+    -   `fix:` which represents bug fixes, and correlates to a [SemVer](https://semver.org/)
+        patch.
+    -   `feat:` which represents a new feature, and correlates to a SemVer minor.
+    -   `feat!:`, or `fix!:`, `refactor!:`, etc., which represent a breaking change
+        (indicated by the `!`) and will result in a SemVer major.
+
 -   Use the present tense. (Example: "Add feature" instead of "Added feature")
 -   Use the imperative mood. (Example: "Move item to...", instead of "Moves item to...")
 -   Limit the first line (also called the Subject Line) to _50 characters or fewer_.