diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 751599ced..103c443b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -75,15 +75,28 @@ jobs:
         id: release_name
         uses: actions/github-script@v4
         with:
-            script: |
-              const branch_name = process.env.GITHUB_REF
-              const web3j_release_version = branch_name.substring(branch_name.lastIndexOf('/') +1 ,branch_name.length  )
-              return web3j_release_version
+          result-encoding: string
+          script: |
+            const branch_name = process.env.GITHUB_REF
+            const web3j_release_version = branch_name.substring(branch_name.lastIndexOf('/') +1 ,branch_name.length  )
+            return web3j_release_version
+      outputs:
+        stripped_version: ${{ steps.release_name.outputs.result }}
       - name: Build and stage release
         run: ./gradlew publish -Pversion=${{ steps.release_name.outputs.result }}
       - name: Release
         run: ./gradlew closeAndReleaseRepository
-      - name: GitHub release
-        run: ./scripts/github-release.sh
       - name: Javadoc release
         run: ./gradlew -Dorg.ajoberstar.grgit.auth.username=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} core:gitPublishPush
+  git-release:
+    needs: release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Github Release
+        uses: marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@latest
+        with:
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          automatic_release_tag: 'v${{ needs.release.outputs.stripped_version }}'
+          prerelease: false
+          files: |
+            "web3j-"+${{ steps.release_name.outputs.result }}.*
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diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e00feaafa..000000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-language: java
-jdk:
-  - openjdk8
-sudo: false
-before_cache:
-  - rm -f  $HOME/.gradle/caches/modules-2/modules-2.lock
-  - rm -fr $HOME/.gradle/caches/*/plugin-resolution/
-cache:
-  directories:
-    - "$HOME/.gradle/caches/"
-    - "$HOME/.gradle/wrapper/"
-install: skip
-test: skip
-jobs:
-  include:
-    - stage: build pull request
-      script: "./gradlew check jacocoTestReport"
-      if: type = pull_request
-    - stage: build master
-      script: "./gradlew check jacocoTestReport publish"
-      if: branch = master AND NOT type = pull_request
-    - stage: build and stage release
-      if: branch =~ /release/
-      script: "./gradlew check publish bintrayUpload -Pversion=${TRAVIS_BRANCH#'release/'}"
-    - stage: release
-      if: branch =~ /release/
-      script: "./gradlew closeAndReleaseRepository"
-    - stage: github release
-      if: branch =~ /release/
-      script: "./scripts/github-release.sh"
-    - stage: javadoc release
-      if: branch =~ /release/
-      script: "./gradlew -Dorg.ajoberstar.grgit.auth.username=$GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN core:gitPublishPush"
-after_success:
-  - bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
-before_install:
-  - |
-    if [[ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" = "false" ]]; then
-      openssl aes-256-cbc -K $encrypted_661235106ac6_key -iv $encrypted_661235106ac6_iv -in web3j.asc.enc -out web3j.asc -d
-    fi
-env:
-  global:
-    - secure: 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
-    - secure: hrg/9OT9ncR1EJRqMyUoLvFTWQZmaN91EupqUzzJRaqZEtHoSbZviJvDdNXItMWNcUjLSMh8a4LcTVRnkr68KnprmmK2TjBnYmp1Mw1CPicDg7Xh7toPg795bSNFfmXpPfoNWGs/0Y2ara8aAi5pmP8c18o0we/OTdYG2h0DihDZSsTro3+b/tBPO2eZ65tSzXEQa5sewbZU+sh+9WSiWGtdTlwjjnHS6YLVWLY0VNa7gP38pRc6iEJsXTTsz/sgaV6H7U1k/hd0pOWTzIhr4tUPSqZheqX2fnw7DTNqwhP7Nq1kmUTKk6ldsGy0meNo8H2olexr/kioHLVm/B8TELVMrLVaeyQUxOPXRiZU/lE1h/ddv9a+my39ogx+uX63+u16kunnFmrK+uSubwm5CvI3piVYCvuPP7qKHTYGyeq1XDOiAZ71e6PM/22ldKb9uGkncina8Fl5H/47zTSU0Z36gJ8njzyz+2gYu9vxi5IXB0IE1SsJMYX/+wHjiHJCMaptX5GsSS1rHW20iGyvLM1LSQBXM4VIHILg0CwokjGKK6s3TAOsVLcCprTuSJigBEqhGKZ2Dfq9NVnXMs/nB7i1H7W3ffy6/0oARPp5jNvjS1xnyeY2geGhs+iRi4Ktx66Gq92VQ27KISIn77R1Y2M1lvuTkvcLov2b6Qk+R3U=
-    - secure: T0q84w9UDtG/H1etO4+rDYZmjhltqeqNkgUg1TLnprDJ+x7NA2zEieApHZJqxnjpZr/iIj+8cGCyEw6k1DfWL7o+MMbkbkdQxxwaQ1t5JIZtnJ5cs1NNpzxiTX9VS3taEW8ci6PXHOZOhaJzzDTRkQkbrUrFQFwvrGwQQKu7F6MSPOkz2/rhLLG7Bho/GQJDaATM9sqOY258deTNND16+CLVO7d6I3UJdOW7NESqvdbuJyPaJnpAUHFL6225as8Y9ALZUXAX3NVgt1jzD2fsAMZiDbVaWjqFOTkBdxhnuLY+7eoHA/8aFdI2wvmvWGTBR4oB0SNQu6Jpna1rbp4F8k12WkSMexyhMtY9X5QjZljcLyzhPJA5O1l6SFJpdRgyEutuxhOXEyWNOg5qT2+JabbHOwrCEJDDRWuI4XPw2ij3WiRqFT2XucIRCLXV6dZj4OIQu0qoxTm636ZLnK5xb4eLOOLYqIpn2Kd1uYUtig+88kn3/hiizVXfdcKJPpxP0W9768g2ivIDRYl3gv0etZ/NhLk0u11AegS/S3F1Wzc0FVJvsbEyEBhUSClqzwEChr0zFmHk1QDGXUY19+QkvNbsHo062yHh11DXd+VZQKCUNYoyvnJPh+kiayBXLTShAw+t100HtubpPBHqRTbeGB2D1lFOahCDJmYdF7I26AA=
-    - secure: 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
-    - secure: Dx5+qMmcnxcmJHg4cNJDIDx7YZAtaF62o6cxkd5ciq/gwpqyV/j6n5d8TsQywqlhnvcn+QszyAo1S1ewOE4sHzhG2MeDkSlivpml0IUT2To3HeOjVMQy+HN8PXHfkWz/OLmM9suHQPDO4XOnk4SQZAIKxd3IQyyfqsQToosNklCCpViHmvMhRskuhOXQQWdupqoZKZt67n28pxQeq2qCcUB9+R5dPCH+HXKCNrtams4PlyyEe4NaceMoa06liihOIqASLKF2G9iu4AylFq5rbgXi6HutsGHAq6zKwgg/lrtgGroWMT97gtTdUSjT0NHkypFsU0Ly2TGiEE/XX8B0mC0leN4u2UFYzaHXhlLPe/4vF2NneI+5XArxDxmQY9TVSioxktn9Xej+K6XmE35vEr7Qe5L3/NeUxbZ4ca82RGpnGuDBdCOeL8u6i/RE189JLLoWtvDeZwxgcz42535QKRKs0sAeAEJcTQLKmYUbCT7sFOSTWpSFUI2PbJaR7Fp92qnZXZnLPkkvzskUjGwMMciIZlOH2T3uLZ8Q9/i8C0nZYKXXYgsjtXPQnUUuRj7rEX0rHgOiHJyl3zrF72bp8PBa57SsjrWC0zfHmvd+MbYIdRKt4oNS1lysDtECAN8PM5tujgCO+Us4fZumzM7C9W6x0H2hEYx15Ht7pF04jgU=
-    - secure: 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
diff --git a/scripts/common.bash b/scripts/common.bash
deleted file mode 100755
index 9716f298c..000000000
--- a/scripts/common.bash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-set -eo pipefail
-
-[[ "$TRACE" ]] && set -x
-
-configure_github_user() {
-    git config --global user.email "git@antonydenyer.co.uk"
-    git config --global user.name "Antony Denyer"
-}
-
-github_clone() {
-    git clone https://antonydenyer:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/web3j/$1.git
-    cd $1
-}
-
-ensure_version() {
-    if [[ -z "$VERSION" ]]; then
-        VERSION="${TRAVIS_BRANCH//release\/}"
-    fi
-
-    if [[ "$VERSION" = "" ]]; then
-        echo "ERROR: Missing VERSION specify it using an env variable"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
-ensure_product() {
-    if [[ -z "$PRODUCT" ]]; then
-        PRODUCT="${TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG//web3j\/}"
-    fi
-
-    if [[ "$PRODUCT" = "" ]]; then
-        echo "ERROR: Missing PRODUCT specify it using an env variable"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
diff --git a/scripts/github-release.sh b/scripts/github-release.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index f4fa497f3..000000000
--- a/scripts/github-release.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -eo pipefail
-
-SOURCE="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
-while [ -h "$SOURCE" ]; do # resolve $SOURCE until the file is no longer a symlink
-  DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
-  SOURCE="$(readlink "$SOURCE")"
-  [[ $SOURCE != /* ]] && SOURCE="$DIR/$SOURCE" # if $SOURCE was a relative symlink, we need to resolve it relative to the path where the symlink file was located
-done
-
-trap 'last_command=$current_command; current_command=$BASH_COMMAND' DEBUG
-# echo an error message before exiting
-trap 'echo "\"${last_command}\" command filed with exit code $?."' EXIT
-
-export SCRIPTS_DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
-
-source "$SCRIPTS_DIR/common.bash"
-
-ensure_version
-
-ensure_product
-
-export PREVIOUS_RELEASE=$(curl -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" -s https://api.github.com/repos/web3j/${PRODUCT}/releases/latest | jq -r '.target_commitish' )
-export CHANGELOG=$(git rev-list --format=oneline --abbrev-commit --max-count=50 ${PREVIOUS_RELEASE}..HEAD | jq --slurp --raw-input . )
-
-echo "Creating a new release on GitHub with changes"
-echo -e "\n${CHANGELOG:1:-1}"
-
-API_JSON="{
-  \"tag_name\": \"v${VERSION}\",
-  \"target_commitish\": \"$(git rev-parse HEAD)\",
-  \"name\": \"v${VERSION}\",
-  \"body\": \"Release of version ${VERSION}: \n\n ${CHANGELOG:1:-1}\",
-  \"draft\": false,
-  \"prerelease\": false
-}"
-
-
-export RESULT=$(curl -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" --data "$API_JSON" -s https://api.github.com/repos/web3j/${PRODUCT}/releases)
-export UPLOAD_URL=$(echo ${RESULT} | jq -r ".upload_url")
-
-for FILE in `find ./ -type f -name "${PRODUCT}-${VERSION}.*"`;
-do
-  curl -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" -s "${UPLOAD_URL:0:-13}?name=$(basename -- $FILE)" -H "Content-Type: $(file -b --mime-type $FILE)" --data-binary @"${FILE}"
-done
-
-echo "Release finished"
\ No newline at end of file