diff --git a/.release-it.json b/.release-it.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..869746da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-it.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "git": {
+    "commitMessage": "chore: release ${version}",
+    "tagName": "v${version}"
+  },
+  "npm": {
+    "publish": true
+  },
+  "github": {
+    "release": true
+  },
+  "plugins": {
+    "@release-it/conventional-changelog": {
+      "preset": "angular"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d1ec3cb7..ccba1b5c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,19 +23,22 @@
     "yargs": "^17.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@release-it/conventional-changelog": "^7.0.2",
     "async": "^3.0.0",
-    "coveralls": "^3.0.2",
+    "coveralls": "^3.1.0",
     "eslint": "^8.0.0",
     "istanbul": "^0.4.1",
     "jest": "^27.0.0",
-    "nconf-yaml": "^1.0.2"
+    "nconf-yaml": "^1.0.2",
+    "release-it": "^16.2.1",
   },
   "main": "./lib/nconf",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "jest --verbose",
     "cover": "jest --coverage",
     "coveralls": "cat coverage/lcov.info | coveralls",
-    "lint": "eslint ."
+    "lint": "eslint .",
+    "release": "release-it"
   },
   "files": [
     "lib"