diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f80a104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## v0.1.0
+
+Initial Version
diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
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index 0000000..33912f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Development
+
+## Release Checklist
+
+* create a release branch called `release-v<version>` like `release-v0.1.1`
+* rename every occurrence of the old version, say `0.1.0` into the new version, say `0.1.1`
+* rename every occurrence of old Docker images like `ghcr.io/medizininformatik-initiative/flare:0.1` into the new image, say `ghcr.io/medizininformatik-initiative/flare:0.2`
+* update the CHANGELOG based on the milestone
+* create a commit with the title `Release v<version>`
+* create a PR from the release branch into main
+* merge that PR
+* create and push a tag called `v<version>` like `v0.1.1` on main at the merge commit
+* merge the release branch back into develop
+* create release notes on GitHub
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aec163b..eb99a42 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
   <groupId>de.medizininformatik-initiative</groupId>
   <artifactId>flare</artifactId>
-  <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.1.0</version>
 
   <name>Flare</name>
   <description>Flare</description>