diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53291bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<code>
+
+# [0.0.1](https://github.com/cogsmith/helloworld-nodejs/compare/0.0.1...main) @ [2021-04-10](https://github.com/cogsmith/helloworld-nodejs/releases/tag/0.0.1) 
+
+## FIRST RELEASE
+
+</code>
+
+---
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ab1661..8c3a239 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
   "main": "app.js",
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "dac@cogsmith.com",
-  "license": "MIT"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "versiontaglast": "0.0.1"
+}