diff --git a/.bumpversion.toml b/.bumpversion.toml
index 49c7b84f..8399aedc 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.toml
+++ b/.bumpversion.toml
@@ -24,34 +24,56 @@ commit = true
 message = "Bump version: {current_version} → {new_version}"
 commit_args = ""
 
+# Java maven files
+pre_commit_hooks = [
+  """
+    NEW_VERSION="${BVHOOK_NEW_MAJOR}.${BVHOOK_NEW_MINOR}.${BVHOOK_NEW_PATCH}"
+    if [ ! -z "$BVHOOK_NEW_PRE_L" ] && [ ! -z "$BVHOOK_NEW_PRE_N" ]; then
+        NEW_VERSION="${NEW_VERSION}-${BVHOOK_NEW_PRE_L}.${BVHOOK_NEW_PRE_N}"
+    fi
+    echo "Constructed new version: $NEW_VERSION"
+    cd java && mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$NEW_VERSION && mvn versions:commit
+
+    # Check for any modified but unstaged pom.xml files
+    MODIFIED_POMS=$(git ls-files -m | grep pom.xml)
+    if [ ! -z "$MODIFIED_POMS" ]; then
+        echo "The following pom.xml files were modified but not staged. Adding them now:"
+        echo "$MODIFIED_POMS" | while read -r file; do
+            git add "$file"
+            echo "Added: $file"
+        done
+    fi
+    """,
+]
+
 [tool.bumpversion.parts.pre_l]
-values = ["beta", "final"]
 optional_value = "final"
+values = ["beta", "final"]
 
 [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
 filename = "node/package.json"
-search = "\"version\": \"{current_version}\","
 replace = "\"version\": \"{new_version}\","
+search = "\"version\": \"{current_version}\","
 
 [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
 filename = "nodejs/package.json"
-search = "\"version\": \"{current_version}\","
 replace = "\"version\": \"{new_version}\","
+search = "\"version\": \"{current_version}\","
 
 # nodejs binary packages
 [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
 glob = "nodejs/npm/*/package.json"
-search = "\"version\": \"{current_version}\","
 replace = "\"version\": \"{new_version}\","
+search = "\"version\": \"{current_version}\","
 
 # Cargo files
 # ------------
 [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
 filename = "rust/ffi/node/Cargo.toml"
-search = "\nversion = \"{current_version}\""
 replace = "\nversion = \"{new_version}\""
+search = "\nversion = \"{current_version}\""
 
 [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
 filename = "rust/lancedb/Cargo.toml"
-search = "\nversion = \"{current_version}\""
 replace = "\nversion = \"{new_version}\""
+search = "\nversion = \"{current_version}\""
diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/java-publish.yml
index 12d13522..93c22efa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-publish.yml
@@ -94,11 +94,16 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p ./core/target/classes/nativelib/darwin-aarch64 ./core/target/classes/nativelib/linux-aarch64
           cp ../liblancedb_jni_darwin_aarch64.zip/liblancedb_jni.dylib ./core/target/classes/nativelib/darwin-aarch64/liblancedb_jni.dylib
           cp ../liblancedb_jni_linux_aarch64.zip/liblancedb_jni.so ./core/target/classes/nativelib/linux-aarch64/liblancedb_jni.so
+      - name: Dry run
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        run: |
+          mvn --batch-mode -DskipTests package
       - name: Set github
         run: |
           git config --global user.email "LanceDB Github Runner"
           git config --global user.name "dev+gha@lancedb.com"
       - name: Publish with Java 8
+        if: github.event_name == 'release'
         run: |
           echo "use-agent" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
           echo "pinentry-mode loopback" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
diff --git a/.github/workflows/make-release-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/make-release-commit.yml
index 9a9e2be6..2fd70646 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/make-release-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/make-release-commit.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ on:
         default: true
         type: boolean
       other:
-        description: 'Make a Node/Rust release'
+        description: 'Make a Node/Rust/Java release'
         required: true
         default: true
         type: boolean
diff --git a/java/core/lancedb-jni/Cargo.toml b/java/core/lancedb-jni/Cargo.toml
index ad9381f5..6fa63fba 100644
--- a/java/core/lancedb-jni/Cargo.toml
+++ b/java/core/lancedb-jni/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "lancedb-jni"
 description = "JNI bindings for LanceDB"
 # TODO modify lancedb/Cargo.toml for version and dependencies
-version = "0.4.18"
+version = "0.10.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 readme.workspace = true
diff --git a/java/core/pom.xml b/java/core/pom.xml
index b6fedc19..ec6f63c9 100644
--- a/java/core/pom.xml
+++ b/java/core/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.lancedb</groupId>
         <artifactId>lancedb-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.0.3</version>
+        <version>0.10.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-             <scope>test</scope>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 6a0a95a7..2b3a92ea 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.lancedb</groupId>
     <artifactId>lancedb-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.0.3</version>
+    <version>0.10.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>LanceDB Parent</name>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         </repository>
     </distributionManagement>
 
-     <build>
+    <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@
                     <version>3.2.5</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <argLine>--add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED</argLine>
-                        <forkNode implementation="org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.extensions.SurefireForkNodeFactory"/>
+                        <forkNode
+                            implementation="org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.extensions.SurefireForkNodeFactory" />
                         <useSystemClassLoader>false</useSystemClassLoader>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@
         </pluginManagement>
     </build>
 
-   <profiles>
+    <profiles>
         <profile>
             <id>jdk8</id>
             <activation>
@@ -210,7 +211,8 @@
                         <version>3.2.5</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <argLine>--add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED</argLine>
-                            <forkNode implementation="org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.extensions.SurefireForkNodeFactory" />
+                            <forkNode
+                                implementation="org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.extensions.SurefireForkNodeFactory" />
                             <useSystemClassLoader>false</useSystemClassLoader>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
diff --git a/release_process.md b/release_process.md
index 979cb8db..6df46962 100644
--- a/release_process.md
+++ b/release_process.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Release process
 
-There are five total packages we release. Three are the `lancedb` packages
-for Python, Rust, and Node.js. The other two are the legacy `vectordb`
-packages for Rust and node.js.
+There are five total packages we release. Four are the `lancedb` packages
+for Python, Rust, Java, and Node.js. The other one is the legacy `vectordb`
+package node.js.
 
-The Python package is versioned and released separately from the Rust and Node.js
-ones. For Rust and Node.js, the release process is shared between `lancedb` and
+The Python package is versioned and released separately from the Rust, Java, and Node.js
+ones. For Node.js the release process is shared between `lancedb` and
 `vectordb` for now.
 
 ## Preview releases
@@ -24,20 +24,23 @@ indexes.
 The release process uses a handful of GitHub actions to automate the process.
 
 ```text
-  ┌─────────────────────┐                                                
-  │Create Release Commit│                                                
-  └─┬───────────────────┘                                                
-    │                           ┌────────────┐ ┌──►Python GH Release     
-    ├──►(tag) python-vX.Y.Z ───►│PyPI Publish├─┤                         
-    │                           └────────────┘ └──►Python Wheels         
-    │                                                                    
-    │                           ┌───────────┐                            
-    └──►(tag) vX.Y.Z ───┬──────►│NPM Publish├──┬──►Rust/Node GH Release  
-                        │       └───────────┘  │                         
-                        │                      └──►NPM Packages          
-                        │       ┌─────────────┐                          
-                        └──────►│Cargo Publish├───►Cargo Release         
-                                └─────────────┘                          
+  ┌─────────────────────┐
+  │Create Release Commit│
+  └─┬───────────────────┘
+    │                           ┌────────────┐ ┌──►Python GH Release
+    ├──►(tag) python-vX.Y.Z ───►│PyPI Publish├─┤
+    │                           └────────────┘ └──►Python Wheels
+    │
+    │                           ┌───────────┐
+    └──►(tag) vX.Y.Z ───┬──────►│NPM Publish├──┬──►Rust/Node GH Release
+                        │       └───────────┘  │
+                        │                      └──►NPM Packages
+                        │       ┌─────────────┐
+                        ├──────►│Cargo Publish├───►Cargo Release
+                        │       └─────────────┘
+                        │       ┌─────────────┐
+                        └──────►│Maven Publish├───►Java Maven Repo Release
+                                └─────────────┘
 ```
 
 To start a release, trigger a `Create Release Commit` action from
@@ -56,10 +59,10 @@ To start a release, trigger a `Create Release Commit` action from
 ## Breaking changes
 
 We try to avoid breaking changes, but sometimes they are necessary. When there
-are breaking changes, we will increment the minor version. (This is valid 
+are breaking changes, we will increment the minor version. (This is valid
 semantic versioning because we are still in `0.x` versions.)
 
-When a PR makes a breaking change, the PR author should mark the PR using the 
+When a PR makes a breaking change, the PR author should mark the PR using the
 conventional commit markers: either exclamation mark after the type
 (such as `feat!: change signature of func`) or have `BREAKING CHANGE` in the
 body of the PR. A CI job will add a `breaking-change` label to the PR, which is