diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index fb81f9a..40ff6fe 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.0.1"
-
+  ".": "0.0.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e441c11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [0.0.2](https://github.com/open-feature/cpp-sdk/compare/v0.0.1...v0.0.2) (2026-03-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add release-please configuration and manifest with initial version 0.0.1 ([#85](https://github.com/open-feature/cpp-sdk/issues/85)) ([25425bf](https://github.com/open-feature/cpp-sdk/commit/25425bf2100476123c3df2cb3e8caf55bfb7d575))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* remove $schema field from .release-please-manifest.json ([#87](https://github.com/open-feature/cpp-sdk/issues/87)) ([28c283c](https://github.com/open-feature/cpp-sdk/commit/28c283c428993ec46775aa8d275765a24f340ee0))