diff --git a/backend/build.gradle b/backend/build.gradle
index c7792db77..4e5822e2e 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle
+++ b/backend/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ plugins {
     id 'war'
     id 'org.springframework.boot' version '2.0.0.RELEASE'
     id 'com.gorylenko.gradle-git-properties' version '1.4.21'
-    id 'net.researchgate.release' version '2.6.0'
     id 'io.franzbecker.gradle-lombok' version '1.13'
     id 'com.palantir.docker' version '0.20.1'
     id 'com.palantir.docker-run' version '0.20.1'
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b1dad6f5c..ff3c80edc 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'base'
+    id 'net.researchgate.release' version '2.6.0'
+    id 'com.github.breadmoirai.github-release' version '2.2.9'
+}
+
+tasks.findByName('release').dependsOn project.getTasksByName('test', true)
+
+githubRelease {
+    token project.'i2.github.token'
+    owner project.'i2.github.owner'
+    repo project.'i2.github.repo'
+    releaseAssets project('backend').getTasksByName('bootWar', false).outputs, project('backend').getTasksByName('bootJar', false).outputs
+    overwrite true
+    apiEndpoint project.'i2.github.apiEndpoint'
+}
+
+afterReleaseBuild.dependsOn project.getTasksByName('githubRelease', false)
+
 task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
     gradleVersion = '4.8.1'
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 4905012c7..48724cf5d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -12,3 +12,9 @@ hibernate.version=5.2.11.Final
 lucene.version=7.2.1
 
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g -XX:-UseGCOverheadLimit
+
+# set token in personal global
+i2.github.token=
+i2.github.owner=tier
+i2.github.repo=shib-idp-ui
+i2.github.apiEndpoint=https://github.internet2.edu
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