diff --git a/.github/release-please.yml b/.github/release-please.yml
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+++ b/.github/release-please.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+manifest: true
+primaryBranch: main
+handleGHRelease: true
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
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index d919e81..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-name: Create GitHub release
-on:
-  push:
-    tags: ['v*']
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
-jobs:
-  create_release:
-    name: Create Release
-    environment:
-      name: gh_releases
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Release
-        uses: anton-yurchenko/git-release@v6.0
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          DRAFT_RELEASE: "false"
-          PRE_RELEASE: "false"
-          CHANGELOG_FILE: "CHANGELOG.md"
-          ALLOW_EMPTY_CHANGELOG: "true"
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diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
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+{
+    ".": "1.2.1"
+}
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
-The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
-and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
-
-## [Unreleased]
-
-### Added
-
-### Changed
-
 ## [1.0.0] - 2024-07-30
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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index 0000000..2f30e76
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+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# Contributing to the Kiota bundle for Go
+
+The Kiota bundle for Go is available for all manner of contribution. There are a couple of different recommended paths to get contributions into the released version of this SDK.
+
+__NOTE__ A signed a contribution license agreement is required for all contributions, and is checked automatically on new pull requests. Please read and sign [the agreement](https://cla.microsoft.com/) before starting any work for this repository.
+
+## File issues
+
+The best way to get started with a contribution is to start a dialog with the owners of this repository. Sometimes features will be under development or out of scope for this SDK and it's best to check before starting work on contribution.
+
+## Submit pull requests for trivial changes
+
+If you are making a change that does not affect the interface components and does not affect other downstream callers, feel free to make a pull request against the __dev__ branch.  The dev branch will be updated frequently.
+
+Revisions of this nature will result in a 0.0.X change of the version number.
+
+## Submit pull requests for features
+
+If major functionality is being added, or there will need to be gestation time for a change, it should be submitted against the __feature__ branch.
+
+Revisions of this nature will result in a 0.X.X change of the version number.
+
+## Commit message format
+
+To support our automated release process, pull requests are required to follow the [Conventional Commit](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/)
+format.
+
+Each commit message consists of a **header**, an optional **body** and an optional **footer**. The header is the first line of the commit and
+MUST have a **type** (see below for a list of types) and a **description**. An optional **scope** can be added to the header to give extra context.
+
+```
+<type>[optional scope]: <short description>
+<BLANK LINE>
+<optional body>
+<BLANK LINE>
+<optional footer(s)>
+```
+
+The recommended commit types used are:
+
+ - **feat** for feature updates (increments the _minor_ version)
+ - **fix** for bug fixes (increments the _patch_ version)
+ - **perf** for performance related changes e.g. optimizing an algorithm
+ - **refactor** for code refactoring changes
+ - **test** for test suite updates e.g. adding a test or fixing a test
+ - **style** for changes that don't affect the meaning of code. e.g. formatting changes
+ - **docs** for documentation updates e.g. ReadMe update or code documentation updates
+ - **build** for build system changes (gradle updates, external dependency updates)
+ - **ci** for CI configuration file changes e.g. updating a pipeline
+ - **chore** for miscallaneous non-sdk changesin the repo e.g. removing an unused file
+
+Adding a footer with the prefix **BREAKING CHANGE:** will cause an increment of the _major_ version.
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diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
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index 0000000..b7b090c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "release-type": "go",
+    "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+    "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
+    "include-component-in-tag": false,
+    "include-v-in-tag": true,
+    "packages": {
+        ".": {
+          "package-name": "github.com/microsoft/kiota-bundle-go",
+          "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md"
+        }
+      },
+    "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json"
+  }