diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9b9b815df..2be7f5bb9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,15 +6,21 @@
     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
     <version>3.4.0</version>
-    <relativePath></relativePath>
+    <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.springframework.samples</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-petclinic</artifactId>
-  <version>3.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
   <name>petclinic</name>
 
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/TomP101/spring-petclinic.git</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/TomP101/spring-petclinic.git</developerConnection>
+    <url>https://github.com/TomP101/spring-petclinic</url>
+  </scm>
+
   <properties>
 
     <!-- Generic properties -->
@@ -23,7 +29,7 @@
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <!-- Important for reproducible builds. Update using e.g. ./mvnw versions:set
         -DnewVersion=... -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-11-28T14:37:52Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2025-01-21T13:34:14Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
 
     <!-- Web dependencies -->
     <webjars-locator.version>1.0.1</webjars-locator.version>
@@ -414,7 +420,7 @@
                         </goals>
                       </pluginExecutionFilter>
                       <action>
-                        <ignore></ignore>
+                        <ignore />
                       </action>
                     </pluginExecution>
                     <pluginExecution>
@@ -427,7 +433,7 @@
                         </goals>
                       </pluginExecutionFilter>
                       <action>
-                        <ignore></ignore>
+                        <ignore />
                       </action>
                     </pluginExecution>
                     <pluginExecution>
@@ -440,7 +446,7 @@
                         </goals>
                       </pluginExecutionFilter>
                       <action>
-                        <ignore></ignore>
+                        <ignore />
                       </action>
                     </pluginExecution>
                   </pluginExecutions>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..167bc1e48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#release configuration
+#Tue Jan 21 15:31:05 CET 2025
+completedPhase=check-poms
+exec.pomFileName=pom.xml
+exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
+pinExternals=false
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+project.scm.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic.connection=scm\:git\:git\://github.com/TomP101/spring-petclinic.git
+project.scm.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic.developerConnection=scm\:git\:ssh\://git@github.com/TomP101/spring-petclinic.git
+project.scm.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic.tag=HEAD
+project.scm.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic.url=https\://github.com/TomP101/spring-petclinic
+projectVersionPolicyConfig=<projectVersionPolicyConfig>${projectVersionPolicyConfig}</projectVersionPolicyConfig>\n
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+pushChanges=true
+releaseStrategyId=default
+remoteTagging=true
+scm.branchCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare branch @{releaseLabel}
+scm.commentPrefix=release
+scm.developmentCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration
+scm.releaseCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel}
+scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+scm.url=scm\:git\:ssh\://git@github.com/TomP101/spring-petclinic.git