diff --git a/.ci.yaml b/.ci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb4d6da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+schema: 1
+
+scoped_delegation: true
+
+verification:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, master, dev, rc, "release/**", "hotfix/**", "qualification/**"]
+
+components:
+  library:
+    directory: .
+    platforms: [linux-amd64]
+    toolchains:
+      java: "21"
+    build:
+      tool: maven
+      commands:
+        - ["--batch-mode", "--update-snapshots", "-T4", "--no-transfer-progress", "verify"]
+        - ["--batch-mode", "--no-transfer-progress", "org.codehaus.mojo:flatten-maven-plugin:1.7.3:flatten", "-Dflatten.mode=resolveCiFriendliesOnly", "-DupdatePomFile=true"]
+    reports:
+      junit: "**/target/surefire-reports/*.xml"
+    artifacts:
+      packages:
+        format: maven
+        paths: [".flattened-pom.xml", "target/*.jar"]
+
+release:
+  channels:
+    snapshot:
+      trigger:
+        push_branches: [develop]
+      versioning: maven-snapshot
+      effective_version:
+        rule: develop-next-minor
+      central_completion: true
+      version_write_back: {}
+  publications:
+    qbit-sftp-packages:
+      component: library
+      artifact: packages
+      destination: qrun-maven
+      channels: [snapshot]
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/qrun-release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/qrun-release.yaml
index a063d1a..72d0caf 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/qrun-release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/qrun-release.yaml
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
-# Standard QRun release caller (v2, thin contract): every push and manual dispatch delegates to the protected qrun-release-v1 channel. Do not edit per repository.
-name: qrun-release
-on:
-  push: {}
-  workflow_dispatch: {}
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  actions: read
-jobs:
-  release:
-    uses: self:KofTwentyTwo/platform-ci/.gitea/workflows/java-maven.yaml@qrun-release-v1
-    with:
-      runner: linux-small
-  postpublish:
-    if: ${{ needs.release.outputs.capture == 'true' }}
-    needs: release
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      actions: write
-    uses: self:KofTwentyTwo/platform-ci/.gitea/workflows/qrun-source-version.yaml@qrun-release-v1
-    with:
-      runner: linux-small
+# Standard QRun release caller (v2, thin contract): every push and manual dispatch delegates to the protected qrun-release-v1 channel. Do not edit per repository.
+name: qrun-release
+on:
+  push: {}
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  actions: read
+jobs:
+  release:
+    # Develop uses the repository-owned shared pipeline configuration.
+    if: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/develop' }}
+    uses: self:KofTwentyTwo/platform-ci/.gitea/workflows/java-maven.yaml@qrun-release-v1
+    with:
+      runner: linux-small
+  postpublish:
+    if: ${{ needs.release.outputs.capture == 'true' }}
+    needs: release
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      actions: write
+    uses: self:KofTwentyTwo/platform-ci/.gitea/workflows/qrun-source-version.yaml@qrun-release-v1
+    with:
+      runner: linux-small