diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index b985ff6..466df71 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.0.1"
+  ".": "0.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 82168a0..2a2ca70 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.1.0](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-core/compare/cachekit-core-v0.0.1...cachekit-core-v0.1.0) (2025-12-05)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* initial release ([6dbe9b1](https://github.com/cachekit-io/cachekit-core/commit/6dbe9b1e30173395fdf51bfab457898be8515291))
+
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d7e4c84..dab9ce1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "cachekit-core"
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
 authors = ["cachekit Contributors"]
 description = "LZ4 compression, xxHash3 integrity, AES-256-GCM encryption for byte payloads"