diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## 1.0.0 (2024-10-25)
+
+- Init `CHANGELOG.md`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -313,3 +313,15 @@ Places where this project has been shared.
 ## History
 
 This repo originally lived at [zach-betz-hln/mre-keycloak-react](https://github.com/zach-betz-hln/mre-keycloak-react). For context, see this [issue](https://github.com/authts/react-oidc-context/issues/1208).
+
+## Contributing
+
+1. Create a branch from `main`, or a fork of this repo
+1. Make your changes
+1. Run through the _Setup_ steps in this doc from scratch and confirm everything works
+1. Increment the [semantic version](https://docs.npmjs.com/about-semantic-versioning). `<semver>` should be one of: `major` | `minor` | `patch`
+
+        npm --no-git-tag-version version <semver>
+
+1. Update `CHANGELOG.md` with a new section
+1. PR your changes to be reviewed and merged
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
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--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "sample-keycloak-react-oidc-context",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "sample-keycloak-react-oidc-context",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "markdown-toc": "^1.2.0"
       }
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@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "version": "1.0.0",
   "scripts": {
     "toc": "markdown-toc -i README.md"
   },