diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d037f00..14fb0c4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>eu.m724</groupId>
     <artifactId>wtapi</artifactId>
-    <version>0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.5</version>
 
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 	
 	<scm>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@git.724.rocks:Minecon724/wtapi.git</developerConnection>
-      <tag>HEAD</tag>
+      <tag>wtapi-0.5</tag>
   </scm>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml.releaseBackup b/pom.xml.releaseBackup
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d037f00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pom.xml.releaseBackup
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>eu.m724</groupId>
+    <artifactId>wtapi</artifactId>
+    <version>0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
+    </properties>
+    
+    <repositories>
+		<repository>
+	    	<id>724rocks</id>
+	    	<url>https://git.724.rocks/api/packages/Minecon724/maven</url>
+	  	</repository>
+	</repositories>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
+            <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
+            <version>2.11.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+			<groupId>junit</groupId>
+			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+		 	<version>4.13.2</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.java-websocket</groupId>
+			<artifactId>Java-WebSocket</artifactId>
+			<version>1.5.6</version>
+		</dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+	
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+	    	<plugin>
+	        	<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+	        	<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+	        	<version>3.0.1</version>
+	      	</plugin>
+	    </plugins>
+	</build>
+    
+    <distributionManagement>
+		<repository>
+			<id>724rocks</id>
+			<url>https://git.724.rocks/api/packages/Minecon724/maven</url>
+		</repository>
+		<snapshotRepository>
+			<id>724rocks</id>
+			<url>https://git.724.rocks/api/packages/Minecon724/maven</url>
+		</snapshotRepository>
+	</distributionManagement>
+	
+	<scm>
+		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@git.724.rocks:Minecon724/wtapi.git</developerConnection>
+      <tag>HEAD</tag>
+  </scm>
+
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2999946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#release configuration
+#Mon Jun 10 16:03:28 CEST 2024
+completedPhase=generate-release-poms
+exec.pomFileName=pom.xml
+exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
+pinExternals=false
+preparationGoals=clean verify
+project.dev.eu.m724\:wtapi=0.6-SNAPSHOT
+project.rel.eu.m724\:wtapi=0.5
+project.scm.eu.m724\:wtapi.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@git.724.rocks\:Minecon724/wtapi.git
+project.scm.eu.m724\:wtapi.tag=HEAD
+projectVersionPolicyConfig=<projectVersionPolicyConfig>${projectVersionPolicyConfig}</projectVersionPolicyConfig>\n
+projectVersionPolicyId=default
+pushChanges=true
+releaseStrategyId=default
+remoteTagging=true
+scm.branchCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare branch @{releaseLabel}
+scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
+scm.developmentCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration
+scm.releaseCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel}
+scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
+scm.tag=wtapi-0.5
+scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
+scm.url=scm\:git\:git@git.724.rocks\:Minecon724/wtapi.git
diff --git a/src/test/java/eu/m724/wtapi/weather/OpenWeatherMapTest.java b/src/test/java/eu/m724/wtapi/weather/OpenWeatherMapTest.java
index 2098c9f..7682e88 100644
--- a/src/test/java/eu/m724/wtapi/weather/OpenWeatherMapTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/eu/m724/wtapi/weather/OpenWeatherMapTest.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import eu.m724.wtapi.provider.impl.openweathermap.OpenWeatherMapProvider;
 public class OpenWeatherMapTest {
 	@Test
 	public void openWeatherMapTest() throws InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
-		String apiKey = "f3198d2a4ae3076e0aa47c821a253447";
+		String apiKey = "48ac630acaa5c003316aea1dd7327d05";
 		
 		WeatherProvider provider = new OpenWeatherMapProvider(apiKey);