diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0967ef424bc..b881a39bc53 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{}
+{".":"0.1.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ec8fdfbba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## 0.1.0 (2024-11-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **ci:** Add release-please automation with VERSION ([#37](https://github.com/petejohanson/zmk/issues/37)) ([771554e](https://github.com/petejohanson/zmk/commit/771554ed3b50cffcf0ca2da8b1b5584ec0d0f99a))
diff --git a/app/VERSION b/app/VERSION
index bce9f90bd5a..c63a64616fd 100644
--- a/app/VERSION
+++ b/app/VERSION
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ VERSION_MAJOR = 0
 # x-release-please-end
 
 # x-release-please-start-minor
-VERSION_MINOR = 0
+VERSION_MINOR = 1
 # x-release-please-end
 
 # x-release-please-start-patch
-PATCHLEVEL = 1
+PATCHLEVEL = 0
 # x-release-please-end
 
 VERSION_TWEAK = 0
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