diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index e5421d3..bee7939 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,32 @@ jobs:
       - checkout
       - android/start-emulator-and-run-tests:
           system-image: system-images;android-30;google_apis;x86
+  release-build:
+    executor:
+      name: android/android-machine
+      resource-class: large
+      tag: default
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - android/restore-gradle-cache
+      - android/restore-build-cache
+      - run:
+          name: Assemble release build
+          command: ./gradlew assembleRelease
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: core/build/outputs/aar
+  publish_maven:
+    executor:
+      name: android/android-machine
+      resource-class: large
+      tag: default
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - gradle/with_cache:
+          steps:
+            - run:
+                name: "Publish Artifacts to Maven"
+                command: ./gradlew publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
 
 workflows:
   test:
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index f319e3a..bcb40f0 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,4 +3,14 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.jetbrains.kotlin.android) apply false
     alias(libs.plugins.android.library) apply false
     alias(libs.plugins.android.application) apply false
+    alias(libs.plugins.publish.plugin)
+}
+
+nexusPublishing {
+    repositories {
+        sonatype {
+            username.set(System.getenv("OSSRH_USERNAME"))
+            password.set(System.getenv("OSSRH_PASSWORD"))
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/build.gradle.kts b/core/build.gradle.kts
index bc45480..af7d334 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
+    `maven-publish`
     alias(libs.plugins.android.library)
     alias(libs.plugins.jetbrains.kotlin.android)
 }
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdk = 21
+        aarMetadata {
+            minCompileSdk = 21
+        }
 
         buildConfigField("String","HONEYCOMB_DISTRO_VERSION","\"0.0.1-alpha\"")
 
@@ -73,3 +77,17 @@ dependencies {
     androidTestImplementation(libs.opentelemetry.sdk)
     androidTestImplementation(libs.opentelemetry.android.agent)
 }
+
+publishing {
+    publications {
+        register<MavenPublication>("release") {
+            groupId = "io.honeycomb.android"
+            artifactId = "honeycomb-opentelemetry-android"
+            version = "0.0.1-alpha"
+
+            afterEvaluate {
+                from(components["release"])
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 21600eb..46c508c 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 [versions]
+activityCompose = "1.9.0"
 agp = "8.5.0"
+composeBom = "2024.04.01"
 coreKtx = "1.13.1"
 desugarLibs = "2.0.4"
 espressoCore = "3.6.1"
 junit = "4.13.2"
 junitVersion = "1.2.1"
 kotlin = "1.9.0"
+lifecycleRuntimeKtx = "2.8.3"
 mockitoCore = "4.11.0"
 mockitoKotlin = "4.1.0"
 opentelemetry = "1.38.0"
 opentelemetryAndroid = "0.7.0-alpha"
 opentelemetryInstrumentation = "2.7.0"
-lifecycleRuntimeKtx = "2.8.3"
-activityCompose = "1.9.0"
-composeBom = "2024.04.01"
+publish = "1.3.0"
 
 [libraries]
 androidx-core-ktx = { group = "androidx.core", name = "core-ktx", version.ref = "coreKtx" }
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ androidx-ui-test-junit4 = { group = "androidx.compose.ui", name = "ui-test-junit
 androidx-material3 = { group = "androidx.compose.material3", name = "material3" }
 
 [plugins]
+android-application = { id = "com.android.application", version.ref = "agp" }
 android-library = { id = "com.android.library", version.ref = "agp" }
 jetbrains-kotlin-android = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android", version.ref = "kotlin" }
-android-application = { id = "com.android.application", version.ref = "agp" }
-
+publish-plugin = { id = "io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin", version.ref = "publish" }