diff --git a/.github/repository-settings.toml b/.github/repository-settings.toml
index f27b76b..cc9a83c 100644
--- a/.github/repository-settings.toml
+++ b/.github/repository-settings.toml
@@ -88,7 +88,12 @@ block_force_pushes = true
 
 bypass = [
   { type = "repository_admin_role", mode = "always" },
-  # { type = "app", slug = "meigma-release-please", mode = "always" },
+  # Intent: allow the meigma-release-please GitHub App to push version tags.
+  # Expressed as type = "integration" with the explicit App ID so the
+  # configure_github_repo.py apply path works without an App-authorized
+  # token (the slug-based form requires user/installations access).
+  # App: https://github.com/apps/meigma-release-please (id 3342783).
+  { type = "integration", actor_id = 3342783, mode = "always" },
 ]
 
 [rulesets.tags_default.status_checks]
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 37fcefa..e18ee07 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.0.0"
+  ".": "0.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
deleted file mode 100644
index b32a0eb..0000000
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# Changelog
-
-## 1.0.0 (2026-04-23)
-
-
-### Features
-
-* port broker core from reference implementation (phase 1a-1f) ([#4](https://github.com/meigma/github-token-broker/issues/4)) ([30e1f70](https://github.com/meigma/github-token-broker/commit/30e1f7016f940a8f12e4e0dc7ec05c262ef41d10))
-* tag-triggered publish pipeline with attestations ([#11](https://github.com/meigma/github-token-broker/issues/11)) ([c51372f](https://github.com/meigma/github-token-broker/commit/c51372f8df3180b01512d068fcb25229d79140ad))
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* enforce repository owner before minting tokens ([#7](https://github.com/meigma/github-token-broker/issues/7)) ([6682886](https://github.com/meigma/github-token-broker/commit/66828864904e049b27b1e4e16bb8c6df13d122a1))