diff --git a/shared/CHANGELOG.md b/shared/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/shared/build.sbt b/shared/build.sbt
index 486f3da97b..e672d702db 100644
--- a/shared/build.sbt
+++ b/shared/build.sbt
@@ -1,17 +1,38 @@
 import sbtbuildinfo.BuildInfoPlugin
 import sbtbuildinfo.BuildInfoPlugin.autoImport._
 import Dependencies._
+import sbtrelease.ReleasePlugin.autoImport.ReleaseTransformations._
 
-ThisBuild / version := "0.1.0"
-
-ThisBuild / scalaVersion := "3.1.3"
+inThisBuild(
+    Seq(
+        organization := "io.iohk.atala",
+        scalaVersion := "3.2.0",
+        fork := true,
+        run / connectInput := true,
+        versionScheme := Some("semver-spec"),
+        githubOwner := "input-output-hk",
+        githubRepository := "atala-prism-building-blocks",
+        githubTokenSource := TokenSource.Environment("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+    )
+)
 
 lazy val root = (project in file("."))
   .settings(
     organization := "io.iohk.atala",
-    organizationName := "Input Output HK",
+    organizationName := "Input Output Global",
     buildInfoPackage := "io.iohk.atala.shared",
     name := "shared",
     crossPaths := false,
     libraryDependencies ++= dependencies
   ).enablePlugins(BuildInfoPlugin)
+
+// ### ReleaseStep ###
+releaseProcess := Seq[ReleaseStep](
+    checkSnapshotDependencies,
+    inquireVersions,
+    runClean,
+    runTest,
+    setReleaseVersion,
+    publishArtifacts,
+    setNextVersion
+)
diff --git a/shared/package.json b/shared/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..176a542f52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+{
+    "name": "shared",
+    "devDependencies": {
+      "@commitlint/cli": "^17.0.3",
+      "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^17.0.3",
+      "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.1",
+      "@semantic-release/exec": "^6.0.3",
+      "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",
+      "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": "^5.0.0",
+      "gradle-semantic-release-plugin": "1.7.3",
+      "husky": "^8.0.1",
+      "pinst": "^3.0.0",
+      "prettier": "^2.7.1",
+      "semantic-release": "^19.0.3",
+      "semantic-release-monorepo": "^7.0.5"
+    },
+    "extends": "semantic-release-monorepo",
+    "release": {
+      "branches": [
+        {
+          "name": "main"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "prerelease/shared",
+          "prerelease": "snapshot"
+        }
+      ],
+      "plugins": [
+        "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+        "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+        [
+          "@semantic-release/exec",
+          {
+            "prepareCmd": "sbt \"release release-version ${nextRelease.version} next-version ${nextRelease.version}-SNAPSHOT with-defaults\""
+          }
+        ],
+        [
+          "@semantic-release/changelog",
+          {
+            "changelogFile": "CHANGELOG.md"
+          }
+        ],
+        [
+          "@semantic-release/git",
+          {
+            "assets": [
+              "version.sbt",
+              "CHANGELOG.md"
+            ],
+            "message": "chore(release): cut shared lib ${nextRelease.version} release [skip ci]\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
+          }
+        ]
+      ]
+    }
+  }
diff --git a/shared/project/plugins.sbt b/shared/project/plugins.sbt
index a41d7f3fe7..d7994a7be8 100644
--- a/shared/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/shared/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 addSbtPlugin("org.jetbrains.scala" % "sbt-ide-settings" % "1.1.1")
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-buildinfo" % "0.11.0")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta" % "sbt-scalafmt" % "2.4.6")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-release" % "1.1.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.codecommit" % "sbt-github-packages" % "0.5.3")
diff --git a/shared/version.sbt b/shared/version.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e91862e625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/version.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ThisBuild / version := "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"