diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index e21bd8f75..ffd414001 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: lts/*
+        node-version: 18.15.0
     - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
     - run: npm run --if-present lint
     - run: npm run --if-present dep-check
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        node: [lts/*]
+        node: [18.15.0]
       fail-fast: true
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: lts/*
+          node-version: 18.15.0
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
       - run: npm run --if-present test:chrome
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@81cd2dc8148241f03f5839d295e000b8f761e378 # v3.1.0
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: lts/*
+          node-version: 18.15.0
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
       - run: npm run --if-present test:chrome-webworker
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@81cd2dc8148241f03f5839d295e000b8f761e378 # v3.1.0
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: lts/*
+          node-version: 18.15.0
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
       - run: npm run --if-present test:firefox
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@81cd2dc8148241f03f5839d295e000b8f761e378 # v3.1.0
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: lts/*
+          node-version: 18.15.0
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
       - run: npm run --if-present test:firefox-webworker
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@81cd2dc8148241f03f5839d295e000b8f761e378 # v3.1.0
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: lts/*
+          node-version: 18.15.0
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
       - run: npx xvfb-maybe npm run --if-present test:electron-main
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@81cd2dc8148241f03f5839d295e000b8f761e378 # v3.1.0
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: lts/*
+          node-version: 18.15.0
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
       - run: npx xvfb-maybe npm run --if-present test:electron-renderer
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@81cd2dc8148241f03f5839d295e000b8f761e378 # v3.1.0
@@ -130,11 +130,26 @@ jobs:
         id: release
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          command: manifest
           release-type: node
+          manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
+          config-file: .release-please.json
+          default-branch: main
+          monorepo-tags: true
+          changelog-types: |
+            [
+              { "type": "feat", "section": "Features", "hidden": false },
+              { "type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes", "hidden": false },
+              { "type": "chore", "section": "Trivial Changes", "hidden": false },
+              { "type": "docs", "section": "Documentation", "hidden": false },
+              { "type": "deps", "section": "Dependencies", "hidden": false }
+            ]
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
-          node-version: lts/*
+          node-version: 18.15.0
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
       - if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d10a62c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"packages/helia":"0.0.0","packages/interface":"0.0.0"}
diff --git a/.release-please.json b/.release-please.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..883a69093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "plugins": ["node-workspace"],
+  "group-pull-request-title-pattern": "chore: release ${component}",
+  "bootstrap-sha": "671660469dcb2ce06f6390f9fbe72b1db232ac5b",
+  "packages": {
+    "packages/helia": {},
+    "packages/interface": {}
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/helia/package.json b/packages/helia/package.json
index 6a483bf44..cf7179a35 100644
--- a/packages/helia/package.json
+++ b/packages/helia/package.json
@@ -38,91 +38,6 @@
       "sourceType": "module"
     }
   },
-  "release": {
-    "branches": [
-      "main"
-    ],
-    "plugins": [
-      [
-        "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
-        {
-          "preset": "conventionalcommits",
-          "releaseRules": [
-            {
-              "breaking": true,
-              "release": "major"
-            },
-            {
-              "revert": true,
-              "release": "patch"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "feat",
-              "release": "minor"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "fix",
-              "release": "patch"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "docs",
-              "release": "patch"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "test",
-              "release": "patch"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "deps",
-              "release": "patch"
-            },
-            {
-              "scope": "no-release",
-              "release": false
-            }
-          ]
-        }
-      ],
-      [
-        "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
-        {
-          "preset": "conventionalcommits",
-          "presetConfig": {
-            "types": [
-              {
-                "type": "feat",
-                "section": "Features"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "fix",
-                "section": "Bug Fixes"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "chore",
-                "section": "Trivial Changes"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "docs",
-                "section": "Documentation"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "deps",
-                "section": "Dependencies"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "test",
-                "section": "Tests"
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        }
-      ],
-      "@semantic-release/changelog",
-      "@semantic-release/npm",
-      "@semantic-release/github",
-      "@semantic-release/git"
-    ]
-  },
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "aegir clean",
     "lint": "aegir lint",
@@ -134,8 +49,7 @@
     "test:firefox": "aegir test -t browser -- --browser firefox",
     "test:firefox-webworker": "aegir test -t webworker -- --browser firefox",
     "test:node": "aegir test -t node --cov",
-    "test:electron-main": "aegir test -t electron-main",
-    "release": "aegir release"
+    "test:electron-main": "aegir test -t electron-main"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@helia/interface": "~0.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/interface/package.json b/packages/interface/package.json
index cf5a62a34..acec70383 100644
--- a/packages/interface/package.json
+++ b/packages/interface/package.json
@@ -62,97 +62,11 @@
       "sourceType": "module"
     }
   },
-  "release": {
-    "branches": [
-      "main"
-    ],
-    "plugins": [
-      [
-        "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
-        {
-          "preset": "conventionalcommits",
-          "releaseRules": [
-            {
-              "breaking": true,
-              "release": "major"
-            },
-            {
-              "revert": true,
-              "release": "patch"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "feat",
-              "release": "minor"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "fix",
-              "release": "patch"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "docs",
-              "release": "patch"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "test",
-              "release": "patch"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "deps",
-              "release": "patch"
-            },
-            {
-              "scope": "no-release",
-              "release": false
-            }
-          ]
-        }
-      ],
-      [
-        "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
-        {
-          "preset": "conventionalcommits",
-          "presetConfig": {
-            "types": [
-              {
-                "type": "feat",
-                "section": "Features"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "fix",
-                "section": "Bug Fixes"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "chore",
-                "section": "Trivial Changes"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "docs",
-                "section": "Documentation"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "deps",
-                "section": "Dependencies"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "test",
-                "section": "Tests"
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        }
-      ],
-      "@semantic-release/changelog",
-      "@semantic-release/npm",
-      "@semantic-release/github",
-      "@semantic-release/git"
-    ]
-  },
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "aegir clean",
     "lint": "aegir lint",
     "dep-check": "aegir dep-check",
-    "build": "aegir build",
-    "release": "aegir release"
+    "build": "aegir build"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@libp2p/interface-libp2p": "^1.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/interop/package.json b/packages/interop/package.json
index 23f11c4d3..97f299268 100644
--- a/packages/interop/package.json
+++ b/packages/interop/package.json
@@ -38,91 +38,6 @@
       "sourceType": "module"
     }
   },
-  "release": {
-    "branches": [
-      "main"
-    ],
-    "plugins": [
-      [
-        "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
-        {
-          "preset": "conventionalcommits",
-          "releaseRules": [
-            {
-              "breaking": true,
-              "release": "major"
-            },
-            {
-              "revert": true,
-              "release": "patch"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "feat",
-              "release": "minor"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "fix",
-              "release": "patch"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "docs",
-              "release": "patch"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "test",
-              "release": "patch"
-            },
-            {
-              "type": "deps",
-              "release": "patch"
-            },
-            {
-              "scope": "no-release",
-              "release": false
-            }
-          ]
-        }
-      ],
-      [
-        "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
-        {
-          "preset": "conventionalcommits",
-          "presetConfig": {
-            "types": [
-              {
-                "type": "feat",
-                "section": "Features"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "fix",
-                "section": "Bug Fixes"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "chore",
-                "section": "Trivial Changes"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "docs",
-                "section": "Documentation"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "deps",
-                "section": "Dependencies"
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "test",
-                "section": "Tests"
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        }
-      ],
-      "@semantic-release/changelog",
-      "@semantic-release/npm",
-      "@semantic-release/github",
-      "@semantic-release/git"
-    ]
-  },
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "aegir clean",
     "lint": "aegir lint",
@@ -134,8 +49,7 @@
     "test:firefox": "aegir test -t browser -- --browser firefox",
     "test:firefox-webworker": "aegir test -t webworker -- --browser firefox",
     "test:node": "aegir test -t node --cov",
-    "test:electron-main": "aegir test -t electron-main",
-    "release": "aegir release"
+    "test:electron-main": "aegir test -t electron-main"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@chainsafe/libp2p-noise": "^11.0.0",