diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abd2e5876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+  - package-ecosystem: pip
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c40c2cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  auto-merge:
+    name: Auto-merge minor/patch
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
+        id: metadata
+
+      - if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type != 'version-update:semver-major'
+        run: gh pr merge "$PR" --auto --squash
+        env:
+          PR: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-title.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-title.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a358dc31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-title.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: PR Title
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["release-please--**"]
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, edited, reopened]
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    name: Validate conventional commit
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: read
+    steps:
+      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v6
+        with:
+          types: |
+            feat
+            fix
+            refactor
+            test
+            docs
+            chore
+            ci
+            build
+            perf
+            revert
+            style
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc44659ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+name: Publish
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ["v*"]
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+env:
+  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: Run tests
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+
+  build:
+    name: Build package
+    needs: test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
+        with:
+          version: "0.10.9"
+          enable-cache: true
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Build package
+        run: uv build
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/
+          retention-days: 7
+
+  publish-pypi:
+    name: Publish to PyPI
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    environment:
+      name: pypi
+      url: https://pypi.org/p/flixopt
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/
+
+      - name: Publish to PyPI
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          skip-existing: true
+
+  verify-pypi:
+    name: Verify PyPI installation
+    needs: publish-pypi
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
+        with:
+          version: "0.10.9"
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Verify installation
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${TAG#v}"
+
+          for delay in 30 60 90 120 180 300; do
+            sleep $delay
+            echo "Attempting installation (waited ${delay}s)..."
+
+            if uv pip install --system --index-url https://pypi.org/simple/ "flixopt==$VERSION" && \
+               python -c "from importlib.metadata import version; assert version('flixopt') == '$VERSION'"; then
+              echo "PyPI installation successful!"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+          done
+
+          echo "Failed to verify PyPI installation"
+          exit 1
+        env:
+          TAG: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
+
+  github-release:
+    name: Create GitHub release
+    # Only on tag push — release-please creates its own release via workflow_call
+    if: github.event_name == 'push'
+    needs: verify-pypi
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Create GitHub release
+        run: |
+          if [[ "$TAG" =~ (rc|alpha|beta) ]]; then
+            gh release create "$TAG" --generate-notes --prerelease
+          else
+            gh release create "$TAG" --generate-notes
+          fi
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          TAG: ${{ github.ref_name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index dedad171a..c73df4988 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -2,40 +2,48 @@ name: Release
 
 on:
   push:
-    tags:
-      - v*.*.*
+    branches: [main]
 
-env:
-  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
-  PREPARATION_COMMIT: '[ci] prepare release ${{ github.ref_name }}'
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
-  check-preparation:
-    name: Check if release is prepared
+  release-please:
+    name: Release Please
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     outputs:
-      prepared: ${{ steps.validate.outputs.prepared }}
+      release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      tag_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - name: Validate commit message
-        id: validate
-        run: |
-          COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
-          echo "Expected: '${{ env.PREPARATION_COMMIT }}'"
-          echo "Received: '$COMMIT_MESSAGE'"
+      - name: Generate token for Release Bot
+        id: generate-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v2
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.RELEASE_BOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
-          prepared="false"
-          if [[ "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" == "${{ env.PREPARATION_COMMIT }}" ]]; then
-            prepared="true"
-          fi
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+        id: release
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+          config-file: .release-please-config.json
+          manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
 
-          echo "prepared=$prepared" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+  publish:
+    name: Publish
+    needs: release-please
+    if: needs.release-please.outputs.release_created
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      contents: write
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+    with:
+      tag: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.tag_name }}
 
-  prepare-release:
-    name: Prepare release
-    needs: [check-preparation]
-    if: needs.check-preparation.outputs.prepared == 'false'
+  update-citation-date:
+    name: Update CITATION.cff date
+    needs: publish
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Generate token for Release Bot
@@ -47,147 +55,25 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
           ref: main
           token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
 
-      - name: Configure Git
+      - name: Update date-released
         run: |
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-
-      - name: Update CITATION.cff
-        run: |
-          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}
           DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
-          sed -i "s/^version: .*/version: $VERSION/" CITATION.cff
           sed -i "s/^date-released: .*/date-released: $DATE/" CITATION.cff
 
-      - name: Remove previous tag
-        run: |
-          git tag -d ${{ github.ref_name }}
-          git push origin --delete ${{ github.ref_name }}
-
-      - name: Commit and re-tag
+      - name: Commit and push
         run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git add CITATION.cff
-          git commit -m "${{ env.PREPARATION_COMMIT }}"
-          git push origin main
-          git tag -a ${{ github.ref_name }} -m "${{ github.ref_name }}"
-          git push origin ${{ github.ref_name }}
-
-  test:
-    name: Run tests
-    needs: [check-preparation]
-    if: needs.check-preparation.outputs.prepared == 'true'
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yaml
-
-  build:
-    name: Build package
-    needs: [check-preparation, test]
-    if: needs.check-preparation.outputs.prepared == 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
-        with:
-          version: "0.10.9"
-          enable-cache: true
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Build package
-        run: uv build
-
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: dist
-          path: dist/
-          retention-days: 7
-
-  publish-pypi:
-    name: Publish to PyPI
-    needs: [build]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    environment:
-      name: pypi
-      url: https://pypi.org/p/flixopt
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: dist
-          path: dist/
-
-      - name: Publish to PyPI
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
-        with:
-          skip-existing: true
-
-  verify-pypi:
-    name: Verify PyPI installation
-    needs: [publish-pypi]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
-        with:
-          version: "0.10.9"
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Verify installation
-        run: |
-          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}
-
-          for delay in 10 20 40 60 90 120 180 300; do
-            sleep $delay
-            echo "Attempting installation (waited ${delay}s)..."
-
-            if uv pip install --system --index-url https://pypi.org/simple/ "flixopt==$VERSION" && \
-               python -c "from importlib.metadata import version; assert version('flixopt') == '$VERSION'"; then
-              echo "PyPI installation successful!"
-              exit 0
-            fi
-          done
-
-          echo "Failed to verify PyPI installation"
-          exit 1
-
-  create-release:
-    name: Create GitHub release
-    needs: [verify-pypi]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Extract release notes
-        run: |
-          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}
-          python scripts/extract_release_notes.py $VERSION > current_release_notes.md
-
-      - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          body_path: current_release_notes.md
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'alpha') || contains(github.ref, 'beta') || contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
-          generate_release_notes: true
+          git diff --staged --quiet || (git commit -m "chore: update CITATION.cff date-released" && git push origin main)
 
   deploy-docs:
     name: Deploy documentation
-    needs: [create-release]
+    needs: [release-please, publish]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/docs.yaml
     with:
       deploy: true
-      version: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      version: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.tag_name }}
diff --git a/.release-please-config.json b/.release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed357ff3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "include-component-in-tag": false,
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "release-type": "simple",
+      "package-name": "flixopt",
+      "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
+      "extra-files": [
+        "CITATION.cff"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ace91523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "6.1.0"
+}
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 889cffa04..44bfdd7ef 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cff-version: 1.2.0
 message: "If you use this software, please cite it as below and consider citing the related publication."
 type: software
 title: "flixopt"
-version: 6.2.0rc0
+version: 6.2.0rc0 # x-release-please-version
 date-released: 2026-03-23
 url: "https://github.com/flixOpt/flixopt"
 repository-code: "https://github.com/flixOpt/flixopt"
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index f6611cdcb..6b55b8523 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@ prune .venv
 prune venv
 exclude .gitignore
 exclude .pre-commit-config.yaml
-exclude renovate.json
 exclude mkdocs.yml
 exclude test_package.sh
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index afec83e45..fec7eee48 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ exclude = ["tests*", "docs*"]
 include-package-data = true
 
 [tool.setuptools.exclude-package-data]
-"*" = ["*.md", ".git*", "*.ipynb", "renovate.json"]
+"*" = ["*.md", ".git*", "*.ipynb"]
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 version_scheme = "post-release"
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ded1fbf17..000000000
--- a/renovate.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "extends": [
-    ":dependencyDashboard",
-    ":semanticPrefixFixDepsChoreOthers",
-    ":ignoreModulesAndTests",
-    ":semanticCommits",
-    "group:monorepos",
-    "group:recommended",
-    "mergeConfidence:age-confidence-badges",
-    "replacements:all",
-    "workarounds:all",
-    "schedule:earlyMondays"
-  ],
-  "automerge": false,
-  "labels": ["dependencies"],
-  "rangeStrategy": "widen",
-  "minimumReleaseAge": "7 days",
-  "packageRules": [
-    {
-      "description": "Group and automerge dev and docs dependencies",
-      "matchDepTypes": ["dev", "docs"],
-      "groupName": "dev dependencies",
-      "rangeStrategy": "pin",
-      "minimumReleaseAge": "14 days",
-      "automerge": true,
-      "automergeType": "pr",
-      "separateMinorPatch": false
-    },
-    {
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["patch"],
-      "matchCurrentVersion": "!/^0/",
-      "automerge": true,
-      "automergeType": "pr"
-    },
-    {
-      "description": "CalVer packages (xarray, dask) can have breaking changes in any release - never automerge, longer release age",
-      "matchPackageNames": ["xarray", "dask"],
-      "minimumReleaseAge": "14 days",
-      "schedule": ["* * * * *"],
-      "labels": ["calver", "breaking-change-risk", "dependencies"],
-      "prPriority": 10
-    },
-    {
-      "description": "Automerge ruff patches despite 0.x version",
-      "matchPackageNames": ["ruff"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["patch"],
-      "automerge": true,
-      "automergeType": "pr"
-    }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/scripts/extract_release_notes.py b/scripts/extract_release_notes.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c31e18d1..000000000
--- a/scripts/extract_release_notes.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-Extract release notes from CHANGELOG.md for a specific version.
-Usage: python extract_release_notes.py <version>
-"""
-
-import re
-import sys
-from pathlib import Path
-
-
-def extract_release_notes(version: str) -> str:
-    """Extract release notes for a specific version from CHANGELOG.md.
-
-    For pre-release versions (rc, alpha, beta), falls back to base version notes.
-    E.g., 6.0.0rc5 will use notes from 6.0.0 if no specific rc5 entry exists.
-    """
-    changelog_path = Path('CHANGELOG.md')
-
-    if not changelog_path.exists():
-        print('❌ Error: CHANGELOG.md not found', file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    content = changelog_path.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
-
-    # Try exact version first, then fall back to base version for pre-releases
-    versions_to_try = [version]
-    base_version = re.sub(r'(rc|alpha|beta)\d*$', '', version)
-    if base_version != version:
-        versions_to_try.append(base_version)
-
-    for v in versions_to_try:
-        # Pattern to match version section: ## [2.1.2] - 2025-06-14 or ## [6.0.0] - Upcoming
-        pattern = rf'## \[{re.escape(v)}\] - [^\n]+\n(.*?)(?=\n## \[|\n\[Unreleased\]|\Z)'
-        match = re.search(pattern, content, re.DOTALL)
-        if match:
-            return match.group(1).strip()
-
-    print(f"❌ Error: No release notes found for version '{version}'", file=sys.stderr)
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-
-def main():
-    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
-        print('Usage: python extract_release_notes.py <version>')
-        print('Example: python extract_release_notes.py 2.1.2')
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    version = sys.argv[1]
-    release_notes = extract_release_notes(version)
-    print(release_notes)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()