diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e18ee07..466df71 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.0.0"
+  ".": "0.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6eb4e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## 0.1.0 (2026-08-17)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **cli:** add release MVP sample ([0cc6bf9](https://github.com/meigma/release/commit/0cc6bf989a928a751e4228f4dee86eac1f85c152))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ci:** harden reusable workflow ([3389107](https://github.com/meigma/release/commit/3389107efb716f6474cb74668f29cd4fba245b7f))
+* **mvp:** exercise release event fan-out ([d7fc406](https://github.com/meigma/release/commit/d7fc4063e38f2bd10abf300971844b556f54a575))
+* **release:** start releases at v0.1.0 ([1afe4a7](https://github.com/meigma/release/commit/1afe4a721dc98aee309b48836a3cd13eedd920bf))