diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+# Changelog
+
+## 0.1.0 (2025-08-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add ci ([221cec0](https://github.com/graeter-group/kimmdy-dimerization/commit/221cec0a8d688464cebf9ef21fc39e1aed0a6a2f))
+* pyproject ([c0955f7](https://github.com/graeter-group/kimmdy-dimerization/commit/c0955f72a3773b85a22e96209f92e423d53db964))
+* trigger release ([e3a9640](https://github.com/graeter-group/kimmdy-dimerization/commit/e3a96409c09639884306c359248974dfdbb9b395))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ci:** fix release permissions ([412be21](https://github.com/graeter-group/kimmdy-dimerization/commit/412be21d82a964395313e9136a29061d8c06e4c6))
+* conflicting license information ([efd922f](https://github.com/graeter-group/kimmdy-dimerization/commit/efd922f573fd8bfdcd55dd0a74853be6b1fb17ee))
+* conflicting license information ([903e620](https://github.com/graeter-group/kimmdy-dimerization/commit/903e62040e3984afb0583b17e4b94fa8fb67bd47))
+* format ([53da8b0](https://github.com/graeter-group/kimmdy-dimerization/commit/53da8b09c652b27e758473d018ba2da1c9550fd1))
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "kimmdy-dimerization"
-version = "0.1"
+version = "0.1.0"
 license = {text = "GPL-3.0"}
 description = "Reaction plugin for KIMMDY describing the dimerization of thymines in DNA"
 readme = "README.md"