chore: configure release process and build settings

.github/workflows/release-please.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+name: release-please
+
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          config-file: release-please-config.json
+          manifest-file: release-please-manifest.json

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -24,24 +24,24 @@ Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) for structuring commit messages.
     cd mcp-toolbox-sdk-java
     ```
 
-3. Maven clean install:
+3. Build the project:
    ```bash
     mvn clean install
     ```
-This would directly generate the package JAR in the local (Developement env's) .m2 directory.
-
-But if you want to generate it in a specific directory:
-
-4. Create a directory to store the JAR:
+This will generate the package JAR in your local `.m2` repository, making it available for other local Maven projects.
+
+4. (Optional) Run deploy to a local directory for verification:
    ```bash
-    mkdir -p gcs-repo
+    mvn deploy -DaltDeploymentRepository=local::default::file://$(pwd)/target/staging-deploy
     ```
 
-5. Run deploy using $(pwd) to get the full path:
-   ```bash
-    mvn deploy -DaltDeploymentRepository=gcs-repo::default::file://$(pwd)/gcs-repo
-    ```
-This tells Maven to deploy to a local folder named `gcs-repo` in the correct directory structure.
+## Release Process
+
+This repository uses [Release Please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please) to automate the release process.
+
+1.  **Pull Requests**: When code is merged into the `main` branch, Release Please analyzes the commit messages (which must follow [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/)).
+2.  **Release PR**: Release Please creates or updates a special "Release PR" that updates the `CHANGELOG.md` and bumps the version in `pom.xml`.
+3.  **Release Creation**: When a maintainer approves and merges the Release PR, Release Please tags the commit, creates a GitHub Release, and triggers the publishing workflow (to Maven Central).
 
 Use this package in your test application.
 

pom.xml

@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
  limitations under the License.
 -->
 
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
+        <artifactId>sdk-platform-java-config</artifactId>
+        <version>3.55.1</version>
+    </parent>
 
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.mcp</groupId>
     <artifactId>mcp-toolbox-sdk-java</artifactId>
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
-        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <jackson.version>2.15.2</jackson.version>
+        <google.auth.version>1.23.0</google.auth.version>
+    </properties>
         <jackson.version>2.15.2</jackson.version>
         <google.auth.version>1.23.0</google.auth.version>
     </properties>
@@ -64,13 +66,4 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.0</version>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
 </project>

release-please-config.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "release-type": "java",
+      "package-name": "mcp-toolbox-sdk-java"
+    }
+  },
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json"
+}

release-please-manifest.json

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "0.1.0"
+}