diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0def71ef..4b17826f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>de.mpg.biochem</groupId>
 	<artifactId>mars-core</artifactId>
-	<version>1.0.0-beta-49-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.0.0-beta-49</version>
 
 	<name>mars-core</name>
 	<description>Molecule Archive Suite (Mars) - core data storage and processing algorithms.</description>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/duderstadt-lab/mars-core</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:duderstadt-lab/mars-core</developerConnection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>mars-core-1.0.0-beta-49</tag>
 		<url>https://github.com/duderstadt-lab/mars-core</url>
 	</scm>
 	<issueManagement>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bdad658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#release configuration
+#Sun Jul 23 14:16:13 CEST 2023
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+exec.pomFileName=pom.xml
+pushChanges=false
+releaseStrategyId=default
+scm.tag=mars-core-1.0.0-beta-49
+remoteTagging=true
+exec.additionalArguments=-Dgpg.skip\=true 
+project.scm.de.mpg.biochem\:mars-core.tag=HEAD
+scm.branchCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare branch @{releaseLabel}
+project.scm.de.mpg.biochem\:mars-core.connection=scm\:git\:git\://github.com/duderstadt-lab/mars-core
+project.dev.de.mpg.biochem\:mars-core=1.0.0-beta-50-SNAPSHOT
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+scm.url=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/duderstadt-lab/mars-core
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+pinExternals=false
+project.scm.de.mpg.biochem\:mars-core.url=https\://github.com/duderstadt-lab/mars-core
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+scm.releaseCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel}
+project.rel.de.mpg.biochem\:mars-core=1.0.0-beta-49
+exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
+exec.activateProfiles=deploy-to-scijava
+scm.developmentCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration
+scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
+project.scm.de.mpg.biochem\:mars-core.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:duderstadt-lab/mars-core
+completedPhase=end-release