diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-release-cli/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-release-cli/action.yml
index 8682564..1914ac1 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-release-cli/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-release-cli/action.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ runs:
       env:
         # Release Please keeps this value in step with the released binary.
         # x-release-please-start-version
-        DEFAULT_VERSION: 0.0.0
+        DEFAULT_VERSION: 0.1.0
         # x-release-please-end
         EXPECTED_PROTOCOL: 1
         CLI_PATH_INPUT: ${{ inputs.cli-path }}
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..8d6ae90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## 0.1.0 (2026-08-19)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **cli:** stage Go release artifacts ([#5](https://github.com/meigma/release/issues/5)) ([da64bb3](https://github.com/meigma/release/commit/da64bb3cfb041be6dacb6a8f7bd83b0c34f89612))
+* **cli:** verify Actions artifact handoffs ([#7](https://github.com/meigma/release/issues/7)) ([35ed2f9](https://github.com/meigma/release/commit/35ed2f9f6810c0d00d5b11bff3790969c261f247))
+* **release:** establish Go delivery MVP ([#2](https://github.com/meigma/release/issues/2)) ([5566640](https://github.com/meigma/release/commit/5566640c061c5e36f3715e0a1b57eaf69646a0ba))