diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0148501..9595273 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>scijava-ui-swing</artifactId>
-	<version>1.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.0.3</version>
 
 	<name>SciJava UI: Swing</name>
 	<description>SciJava user interface components for Java Swing.</description>
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:https://github.com/scijava/scijava-ui-swing</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:scijava/scijava-ui-swing</developerConnection>
-		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+		<tag>scijava-ui-swing-1.0.3</tag>
 		<url>https://github.com/scijava/scijava-ui-swing</url>
 	</scm>
 	<issueManagement>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..230151e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#release configuration
+#Wed Sep 18 18:53:43 CDT 2024
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+project.scm.org.scijava\:scijava-ui-swing.tag=HEAD
+exec.pomFileName=pom.xml
+pushChanges=false
+releaseStrategyId=default
+project.dev.org.scijava\:scijava-ui-swing=1.0.4-SNAPSHOT
+projectVersionPolicyConfig=<projectVersionPolicyConfig>${projectVersionPolicyConfig}</projectVersionPolicyConfig>\n
+scm.tag=scijava-ui-swing-1.0.3
+remoteTagging=true
+project.scm.org.scijava\:scijava-ui-swing.url=https\://github.com/scijava/scijava-ui-swing
+exec.additionalArguments=-Dgpg.skip\=true 
+scm.branchCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare branch @{releaseLabel}
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+scm.url=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/scijava/scijava-ui-swing
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+project.rel.org.scijava\:scijava-ui-swing=1.0.3
+pinExternals=false
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+project.scm.org.scijava\:scijava-ui-swing.connection=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/scijava/scijava-ui-swing
+scm.releaseCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel}
+exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
+project.scm.org.scijava\:scijava-ui-swing.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:scijava/scijava-ui-swing
+exec.activateProfiles=deploy-to-scijava
+scm.developmentCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration
+scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
+completedPhase=end-release