diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+name: goreleaser
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  goreleaser:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      -
+        name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      -
+        name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.22 
+      - 
+        name: Test
+        run: go test -v ./...
+      -
+        name: Run GoReleaser
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v5
+        with:
+          distribution: goreleaser
+          version: latest
+          args: release --clean
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
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+project_name: dmarcr
+env:
+  - GO111MODULE=on
+  - GOPROXY=https://proxy.golang.org
+before:
+  hooks:
+    - go mod download
+builds:
+  - env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=0
+    flags:
+      - -buildmode
+      - exe
+    goos:
+      - darwin
+      - linux
+      - windows
+      - freebsd
+      - netbsd
+      - openbsd
+      - dragonfly
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+      - 386
+      - arm
+      - arm64
+    goarm:
+      - 7
+      - 6
+    ignore:
+      - goos: darwin
+        goarch: 386
+      - goos: windows
+        goarch: arm64
+
+archives:
+  -
+    id: "dmarcr"
+    builds: ['dmarcr']
+    format: tar.gz
+    format_overrides:
+      - goos: windows
+        format: zip
+checksum:
+  name_template: 'checksums.txt'
+snapshot:
+  name_template: "{{ .Tag }}-next"
+changelog:
+  sort: asc
+  filters:
+    exclude:
+      - '^docs:'
+      - '^test:'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+# 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).
+
+## [0.0.1] - 2024-04-03
+
+### Added
+
+- first version was released.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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+# Contributing
+
+1. Sign one of the contributor license agreements below.
+1. [Install Go](https://golang.org/doc/install).
+1. Clone the repo:
+
+   `git clone https://github.com/dubyte/dmarcr.git`
+
+1. Change into the checked out source:
+
+   `cd dmarcr`
+
+1. Fork the repo.
+1. Set your fork as a remote:
+
+   `git remote add fork https://github.com/GITHUB_USERNAME/dmarcr.git`
+
+1. Make changes and commit
+   to your fork. Initial commit messages should follow the
+   [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) style (e.g.
+   `feat(functions): add gophers codelab`).
+1. Send a pull request with your changes.
+1. A maintainer will review the pull request and make comments. Prefer adding
+   additional commits over amending and force-pushing since it can be difficult
+   to follow code reviews when the commit history changes.
+
+   Commits will be squashed when they're merged.