diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 1d6c9f97e..60759225a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,69 @@
-name: Release
+name: Update Version
 
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
 
+# Add permissions configuration
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
-  release:
+  version-bump:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    # Add condition to skip if last commit was a release
+    if: "!startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore(release)')"
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Run Release Please
-        uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+      # Step 1: Check out the repository
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          release-type: simple
-          path: .
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch all history
           token: ${{ secrets.MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}
-          skip-github-release: true
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+
+      # Step 2: Determine Version
+      - name: Determine Version
+        id: get_version
+        run: |
+          if [ ! -f "version.txt" ]; then
+            echo "0.0.1" > version.txt
+          fi
+          
+          CURRENT_VERSION=$(cat version.txt)
+          echo "Current Version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
+          
+          # Split version into components
+          IFS='.' read -r -a version_parts <<< "$CURRENT_VERSION"
+          MAJOR="${version_parts[0]}"
+          MINOR="${version_parts[1]}"
+          PATCH="${version_parts[2]}"
+          
+          # Increment patch version
+          NEW_PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
+          NEW_VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$NEW_PATCH"
+          
+          echo "New Version: $NEW_VERSION"
+          
+          # Export versions for later steps
+          echo "CURRENT_VERSION=$CURRENT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "NEW_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      # Step 3: Update version.txt if version changes
+      - name: Update version.txt
+        if: env.CURRENT_VERSION != env.NEW_VERSION
+        run: |
+          echo "$NEW_VERSION" > version.txt
+
+      # Step 4: Commit and Push Changes
+      - name: Commit and Push Changes
+        if: env.CURRENT_VERSION != env.NEW_VERSION
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add version.txt
+          git commit -m "chore(release): update version to $NEW_VERSION"
+          git push "https://${{ github.actor }}:${{ secrets.MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git" HEAD:main
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..455bba3ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: Update Version
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}
+          
+      - name: Get previous version
+        id: previous_version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(grep "buster=" version.txt | cut -d'=' -f2)
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Conventional Commit Check and Version Bump
+        id: version_bump
+        uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.1
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}
+          default_bump: false
+          dry_run: true
+          tag_prefix: ""
+          
+      - name: Update version.txt
+        if: steps.version_bump.outputs.new_version != steps.previous_version.outputs.version
+        run: |
+          NEW_VERSION="${{ steps.version_bump.outputs.new_version }}"
+          sed -i "s/buster=.*/buster=$NEW_VERSION/" version.txt
+          
+      - name: Commit and push if changed
+        if: steps.version_bump.outputs.new_version != steps.previous_version.outputs.version
+        run: |
+          git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git add version.txt
+          git commit -m "chore: bump version to ${{ steps.version_bump.outputs.new_version }}"
+          git push
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b79670cf7..1b162d40c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -60,3 +60,5 @@ Cargo.lock
 
 # Node.js dependencies
 node_modules/
+
+.secrets
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diff --git a/.release-please-config.json b/.release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7d7be878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "release-type": "simple",
+      "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
+      "prerelease": true
+    }
+  },
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json"
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fccd5c4fc..352ae38ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
    </div>
 
    <div>
-      <a href="https://github.com/buster-so/warehouse/blob/main/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-red.svg?style=flat-square" alt="MIT License"></a>
+      <a href="https://github.com/buster-so/warehouse/blob/main/LICENSE"><img alt="MIT License" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-red.svg?style=flat-square" ></a>
       <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/buster"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Y%20Combinator-W24-orange?style=flat-square" alt="Y Combinator W24"></a>
    </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index e69de29bb..bbdeab622 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.0.5