diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
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+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+name: release-please
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v3.0.0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          release-type: node
+          package-name: blockly
+          command: manifest
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
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+{
+  "package.json": "7.20211209.0"
+}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
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+{
+  "bootstrap-sha": "428574d499b99c7d89189abe9d2f9a4dd3d4c79a",
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {}
+  },
+  "draft": true
+}