diff --git a/.github/workflows/spring.yml b/.github/workflows/spring.yml
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+permissions: write-all
+name: Release
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - v*
+jobs:
+  release-and-sign:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: 16
+
+      - name: Maven cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v1
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: mvn -B package -DskipTests
+
+      - name: Prepare release
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p release-assets/mis release-assets/api
+          cp sctp-api/target/sctp-api*.jar release-assets/api/
+          cp sctp-mis/target/sctp-mis*.jar release-assets/mis/
+          cp sctp-common.example.yaml release-assets/sctp-common-local.yaml
+          cp sctp-mis/application-example.yaml release-assets/mis/application-prod.yaml
+          cp sctp-api/application-prod-example.yaml release-assets/api/application-prod.yaml
+          cp README.txt release-assets/
+
+      - name: Action Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        with:
+          files: |
+            release-assets/*
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diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
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+Run MIS using: java -jar sctp-mis-x.x.x.jar -spring.profiles.active=prod
+
+Run API using: java -jar sctp-api-x.x.x.jar -spring.profiles.active=prod
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diff --git a/sctp-api/application-prod-example.yaml b/sctp-api/application-prod-example.yaml
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+spring:
+  config:
+    import: file:../sctp-common-local.yaml
+
+---
+# Authentication
+auth:
+  max_attempts: 5
+  jwt:
+    iss: # issuer
+    secret: # secret
+
+# Logging level
+logging:
+  level:
+    org:
+      cga: INFO
+    root: ERROR
+
+# Spring Doc + API documentation configuration (/api-doc.yaml or /api-doc)
+springdoc:
+  api-docs:
+    enabled: true
+  swagger-ui:
+    enabled: true
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diff --git a/sctp-common.example.yaml b/sctp-common.example.yaml
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+# Core configuration file. Import this file in the MIS and API configuration files using the following
+# This file is not checked into version control. The import must be the first thing in the file
+#
+#spring:
+#  config:
+#import: file:<some-path>/sctp-core.yaml
+
+auth:
+  max_attempts: 3
+  jwt:
+    iss: sctp
+
+spring:
+  resources:
+    cache:
+      cachecontrol:
+        max-age: 365d
+  datasource:
+    username: sctp
+    password: toor
+    url: jdbc:mysql://localhost/sctp
+
+# Email/SMTP settings
+simplejavamail:
+  transportstrategy: SMTP
+  fromName: SCTP MIS
+  fromAddress: no-reply@target.ministryofgender-socialcashtransfer.com
+  smtp:
+    host: localhost
+    port: 25
+    password:
+    username:
+  javaxmail:
+    debug: false
+
+# Data importation setting.
+# If importing data through CSV, this path will be used to temporarily hold files
+imports:
+  staging: ./staging
+
+# Targeting related settings
+targeting:
+  pictures: ./beneficiary-images # Where to save beneficiary pictures. If the directory does not exist, it will be created.
+
+sctp:
+  transfers:
+    # Number of months in a transfer period for manual transfers, defaults to 2
+    manualTransferFrequency: 2
+
+# Ubr API settings
+ubr:
+  api:
+    baseUrl: http://localhost:8082/
+    fetchHouseholdData: /api/v2/get_households_data
+    username:
+    password:
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diff --git a/sctp-mis/application-example.yaml b/sctp-mis/application-example.yaml
index fb81a0f3..01c08783 100644
--- a/sctp-mis/application-example.yaml
+++ b/sctp-mis/application-example.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+spring:
+  config:
+    import: file:../sctp-common-local.yaml
+
+---
 # Logging level
 logging:
   level: