diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-hotfix.yml b/.github/workflows/release-hotfix.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b38d39959..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release-hotfix.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-# This workflow creates a release pull request whenever a change is pushed to 'main'.
-# When the release pull request is merged into 'main', it will automatically create and tag a new
-# release version.
-
-name: Release automation from 'hotfix' branch
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [hotfix/2.3.4]
-jobs:
-  release-please:
-    name: Create a new release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
-        id: release
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-          default-branch: "hotfix/2.3.4"
-          release-type: ruby
-          package-name: nla-blacklight
-          bump-minor-pre-major: true
-          bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major: true
-          include-v-in-tag: false
-          changelog-types: >-
-            [
-              {"type":"feat","section":"Features","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"fix","section":"Bug Fixes","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"perf","section":"Performance Improvements","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"revert","section":"Reverts","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"docs","section":"Documentation","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"style","section":"Styles","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"chore","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"refactor","section":"Code Refactoring","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"test","section":"Tests","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"build","section":"Build System","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"ci","section":"Continuous Integration","hidden":false}
-            ]
-          version-file: "config/application.rb"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-main.yml b/.github/workflows/release-main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 202983c27..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release-main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# This workflow creates a release pull request whenever a change is pushed to 'main'.
-# When the release pull request is merged into 'main', it will automatically create and tag a new
-# release version.
-
-name: Release automation from 'main' branch
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-jobs:
-  release-please:
-    name: Create a new release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
-        id: release
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-          release-type: ruby
-          package-name: nla-blacklight
-          bump-minor-pre-major: true
-          bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major: true
-          include-v-in-tag: false
-          changelog-types: >-
-            [
-              {"type":"feat","section":"Features","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"fix","section":"Bug Fixes","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"perf","section":"Performance Improvements","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"revert","section":"Reverts","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"docs","section":"Documentation","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"style","section":"Styles","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"chore","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"refactor","section":"Code Refactoring","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"test","section":"Tests","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"build","section":"Build System","hidden":false},
-              {"type":"ci","section":"Continuous Integration","hidden":false}
-            ]
-          version-file: "config/application.rb"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a63aae853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# This workflow creates a release pull request whenever a change is pushed to 'main'.
+# When the release pull request is merged into 'main', it will automatically create and tag a new
+# release version.
+
+name: Release automation
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["dependabot/github_actions/google-github-actions/release-please-action-4"]
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    name: Create a new release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+        id: release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-upgrade.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-upgrade.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d7afa6aee..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-upgrade.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-# This workflow runs the unit and system tests, as well as static code analysis
-# and dependecy vulnerability checks.
-#
-# It uses the default MySQL database included in the runner (usually ubuntu-latest).
-name: "Tests and code quality"
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - "feat/upgrade"
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - "feat/upgrade"
-jobs:
-  linters:
-    concurrency:
-      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-lint
-      cancel-in-progress: true
-    name: Linters
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Ruby
-        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
-        with:
-          bundler-cache: true
-
-      - name: RuboCop
-        run: |
-          bundle exec rubocop --parallel
-
-      - name: Brakeman code scanning
-        run: |
-          bundle exec brakeman --format github --no-pager --no-exit-on-warn
-
-      - name: Bundler Audit check
-        run: |
-          bundle exec bundle audit check --update
-
-  tests:
-    concurrency:
-      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-test
-      cancel-in-progress: true
-    name: Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      CI: true
-      DB_DATABASE: blacklight_test
-      DB_USER: root
-      DB_PASSWORD: root
-      RAILS_ENV: test
-      DATABASE_URL: "mysql2://root:root@localhost:3306/blacklight_test"
-      PATRONS_DB_URL: "mysql2://root:root@localhost:3306/blacklight_test"
-      REDIS_URL: redis://localhost:6379/0
-    services:
-      redis:
-        image: redis:alpine
-        ports:
-          - 6379:6379
-        options: --entrypoint redis-server
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Ruby
-        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
-        with:
-          bundler-cache: true
-
-      - name: Set up MySQL
-        run: |
-          pwd
-          sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
-          mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE ${{ env.DB_DATABASE }};' -u${{ env.DB_USER }} -p${{ env.DB_PASSWORD }}
-
-      - name: RSpec tests
-        uses: coactions/setup-xvfb@v1.0.1
-        with:
-          run: |
-            bundle exec rspec
-
-      - name: Simplecov Report
-        uses: aki77/simplecov-report-action@v1
-        with:
-          failedThreshold: 80
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95a37e3ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "3.2.0"
+}
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..746b3825f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+{
+  "release-type": "ruby",
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "release-type": "ruby",
+      "package-name": "shelfie",
+      "bump-minor-pre-major": false,
+      "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
+      "include-v-in-tag": false,
+      "version-file": "config/application.rb",
+      "changelog-sections": [
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "section": "Features",
+          "hidden": false
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "section": "Bug Fixes",
+          "hidden": false
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "perf",
+          "section": "Performance Improvements",
+          "hidden": false
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "revert",
+          "section": "Reverts",
+          "hidden": false
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "docs",
+          "section": "Documentation",
+          "hidden": false
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "style",
+          "section": "Styles",
+          "hidden": false
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "chore",
+          "section": "Miscellaneous",
+          "hidden": false
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "refactor",
+          "section": "Code Refactoring",
+          "hidden": false
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "test",
+          "section": "Tests",
+          "hidden": false
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "build",
+          "section": "Build System",
+          "hidden": false
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "ci",
+          "section": "Continuous Integration",
+          "hidden": false
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}