diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d013ff..0000000
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# Changelog
-
-All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
-
-The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
-and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 518ecbb..d79b516 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 		".": {
 			"release-type": "node",
 			"package-name": "@moulibheemaneti/docfold",
+			"initial-version": "0.1.0",
 			"include-component-in-tag": true,
 			"changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
 			"changelog-sections": [