diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa7ccec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+megalinter-reports/
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index af7ee6f..550ecf4 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-{
-  ".": "0.0.1"
+{
+  ".": "1.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a2a9775..e70a0b0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
-# Changelog
+# Changelog
+
+## [1.0.0](https://github.com/philips-software/sonarqube-issue-conversion/compare/v0.0.1...v1.0.0) (2025-01-30)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* initial release of sonarqube-issue-conversion ([#5](https://github.com/philips-software/sonarqube-issue-conversion/issues/5))
+
+### Features
+
+* Initial release of sonarqube-issue-conversion ([#5](https://github.com/philips-software/sonarqube-issue-conversion/issues/5)) ([65afde6](https://github.com/philips-software/sonarqube-issue-conversion/commit/65afde6ac4e77f3b6516b69c4d523b864f243e78))
+
+## Changelog
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 
-The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)