diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7c070d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Release Please
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+        with:
+          release-type: node
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dc86907..7026dbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-name: Release
+name: Publish
 
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - v*.*.*
+  release:
+    types: [published]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
 
 jobs:
-  release:
+  publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -20,8 +19,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: lts/*
-          cache: npm
+          node-version: 'lts/*'
+          cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -44,39 +43,16 @@ jobs:
           name: vsix-package
           path: '*.vsix'
 
-      - name: Get version from tag
-        id: get_version
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-        run: |
-          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}
-          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Extract changelog for version
-        id: changelog
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-        run: |
-          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}
-          # Extract changelog section for this version
-          sed -n "/## \[$VERSION\]/,/## \[/p" CHANGELOG.md | sed '$d' > release_notes.md
-          if [ ! -s release_notes.md ]; then
-            echo "No changelog found for version $VERSION"
-            echo "# Release $VERSION" > release_notes.md
-            echo "See CHANGELOG.md for details." >> release_notes.md
-          fi
-
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
+      - name: Upload vsix to Release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        if: github.event_name == 'release'
         with:
+          allowUpdates: true
+          omitBody: true
+          omitName: true
           artifacts: '*.vsix'
-          bodyFile: release_notes.md
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: false
-          name: 'Release ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.TAG }}'
-          tag: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.TAG }}
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Publish to VS Code Marketplace
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        if: github.event_name == 'release'
         run: npx @vscode/vsce publish --packagePath *.vsix -p ${{ secrets.VSCE_PAT }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e81010..d300d83 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-All notable changes to the "DDEV PHPStan" extension will be documented in this file.
-
-The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
-and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
-
-## [Unreleased]
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This project uses [Release Please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please) to automate releases and changelog management.
 
 ## [0.4.2] - 2025-10-01
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 226454e..0d4c7d3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "vscode-ddev-phpstan",
-  "version": "0.4.2",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "vscode-ddev-phpstan",
-      "version": "0.4.2",
+      "version": "0.5.0",
       "license": "GPL-3.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/mocha": "^10.0.9",
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         "typescript": "^5.9.3"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "vscode": "^1.100.0"
+        "vscode": "^1.108.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@azu/format-text": {