diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 77e76a439..00756a5a9 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
   "providers/configcat": "0.1.0",
   "providers/statsig": "0.1.0",
   "providers/multiprovider": "0.0.1",
-  "tools/junit-openfeature": "0.1.2"
+  "tools/junit-openfeature": "0.1.2",
+  ".": "0.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index b8a017625..df3f2895a 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -132,6 +132,17 @@
         "pom.xml",
         "README.md"
       ]
+    },
+    ".": {
+      "package-name": "dev.openfeature.contrib.parent",
+      "release-type": "simple",
+      "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+      "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
+      "versioning": "default",
+      "extra-files": [
+        "pom.xml",
+        "README.md"
+      ]
     }
   },
   "changelog-sections": [
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e8bf73aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.1.0