diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
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--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.0.0"
+  ".": "1.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## 1.0.0 (2026-06-07)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **release:** bootstrap initial release ([ea9e64b](https://github.com/This-Is-NPC/backstage/commit/ea9e64bd3f86e377475915e6493578b05e269e00))
+* **release:** bootstrap initial release ([11b308c](https://github.com/This-Is-NPC/backstage/commit/11b308cb1f7f789b6875d55a082a764a87baa616))