diff --git a/.changelog.yml b/.changelog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ee1992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# The full repository name
+repo: OCram85/swarmproxy
+
+# Service type (gitea or github)
+service: gitea
+
+# Base URL for Gitea instance if using gitea service type (optional)
+# Default: https://gitea.com
+base-url: https://gitea.ocram85.com
+
+# Changelog groups and which labeled PRs to add to each group
+groups:
+  - name: 🐛 BUGFIXES
+    labels:
+      - bug
+  - name: ✨ FEATURES
+    labels:
+      - feature
+  - name: 🛠️ ENHANCEMENTS
+    labels:
+      - enhancement
+  - name: 📦 BUILD
+    labels:
+      - pipeline
+  - name: 🤖 DEPENDENCIES
+    labels:
+      - renovate
+  - name: 📚 DOCS
+    labels:
+      - docs
+  - name: ⚙️ META
+    labels:
+      - meta
+  - name: 🔖 MISC
+    default: true
+
+# regex indicating which labels to skip for the changelog
+skip-labels: skip-changelog|backport\/.+
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 28adfd9..e138528 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ jobs:
         id: use-go-action
         uses: actions/release-action@main
         with:
-          #files: -|
+          files: |-
+            CHANGELOG.md
           api_key: '${{ secrets.TOKEN }}'
-          #title:
-          #body:
+          body: |
+            > :bulb: **Note:** See [CHANGELOG.md](src/branch/main/CHANGELOG.md) for recent changes.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+## [v0.1.0](https://gitea.ocram85.com/OCram85/swarmproxy/releases/tag/v0.1.0) - 2023-07-12
+
+* ✨ FEATURES
+  * Adds entrypoint (#6)
+  * Add first prototype implementation (#1)
+* 📦 BUILD
+  * Add gitea release action (#7)
+  * Finalize ci (#5)