diff --git a/.github/workflows/ant.yml b/.github/workflows/ant.yml
index 49edc55..c4b2c16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ant.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ant.yml
@@ -13,15 +13,40 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
+  check-release-needed:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      release_needed: ${{ steps.create_release_needed.outputs.release_needed }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: ${{ (github.repository == 'JOSM/OpenQA' && github.ref_type == 'branch' && github.ref_name == 'master' && github.event_name != 'schedule' && github.event_name != 'pull_request') && '0' || '1' }}
+
+      - name: Set release needed
+        id: create_release_needed
+        run: |
+          last_tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --always)
+          release_needed="false"
+          for file in $(git diff ${last_tag}..HEAD --name-only); do
+            if [[ $file = "src/main"* ]]; then
+              release_needed="true"
+              break
+            fi
+          done
+          echo "release_needed=$release_needed" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+
   call-workflow:
+    needs: check-release-needed
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        josm-revision: ["", "r18723"]
+        josm-revision: ["", "r19044"]
     uses: JOSM/JOSMPluginAction/.github/workflows/ant.yml@v2
     with:
       josm-revision: ${{ matrix.josm-revision }}
       plugin-jar-name: 'openqa'
-      perform-revision-tagging: ${{ github.repository == 'JOSM/OpenQA' && github.ref_type == 'branch' && github.ref_name == 'master' && github.event_name != 'schedule' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' && matrix.josm-revision == 'r18724' }}
+      perform-revision-tagging: ${{ github.repository == 'JOSM/OpenQA' && github.ref_type == 'branch' && github.ref_name == 'master' && github.event_name != 'schedule' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' && matrix.josm-revision == 'r19044' }}
     secrets: inherit
     permissions:
       contents: write
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index b7e2056..3a14c4e 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # The minimum JOSM version this plugin is compatible with (can be any numeric version)
-plugin.main.version = 18723
+plugin.main.version = 19044
 # The JOSM version this plugin is currently compiled against
 # Please make sure this version is available at https://josm.openstreetmap.de/download
 # The special values "latest" and "tested" are also possible here, but not recommended.
-plugin.compile.version = 18724
+plugin.compile.version = 19044
 plugin.canloadatruntime = true
 plugin.author = Taylor Smock <incoming+gokaart/JOSM_OpenQA@incoming.gitlab.com>
 plugin.class = com.kaart.openqa.OpenQA
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b47eb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.openstreetmap.josm.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>plugin-root</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+    <artifactId>openqa</artifactId>
+
+    <url>${plugin.link}</url>
+    <developers>
+        <developer>
+            <id>tsmock</id>
+            <name>Taylor Smock</name>
+            <email>tsmock@meta.com</email>
+        </developer>
+    </developers>
+    <properties>
+        <plugin.src.dir>src</plugin.src.dir>
+        <plugin.main.version>19044</plugin.main.version>
+        <plugin.author>Taylor Smock &lt;incoming+gokaart/JOSM_OpenQA@incoming.gitlab.com&gt;</plugin.author>
+        <plugin.class>com.kaart.openqa.OpenQA</plugin.class>
+        <plugin.description>OpenQA validation checker (supports Osmose and Keepright))</plugin.description>
+        <plugin.icon>images/openqa.svg</plugin.icon>
+        <plugin.link>https://github.com/JOSM/OpenQA</plugin.link>
+        <plugin.canloadatruntime>true</plugin.canloadatruntime>
+        <plugin.test.dir>${project.basedir}/src/test</plugin.test.dir>
+        <plugin.src.dir>${project.basedir}/src/main/java</plugin.src.dir>
+        <!-- most plugins default to resource directories in root, e.g. ./data, ./images, ./resources -->
+        <plugin.resources.dir>${project.basedir}/src/main/resources</plugin.resources.dir>
+    </properties>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <archive>
+                        <manifestEntries>
+                            <Plugin-Link>${plugin.link}</Plugin-Link>
+                            <Plugin-Icon>${plugin.icon}</Plugin-Icon>
+                            <Plugin-Canloadatruntime>${plugin.canloadatruntime}</Plugin-Canloadatruntime>
+                        </manifestEntries>
+                    </archive>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>