diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0544914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Changelog
+
+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]
+
+## [1.0.0] - 2024-04-14
+
+### Added
+
+- First release
+
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/cthing/xmlwriter/compare/1.0.0...HEAD
+[1.0.0]: https://github.com/cthing/xmlwriter/releases/tag/1.0.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b7f058..b7b9884 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # ![C Thing Software](https://www.cthing.com/branding/CThingSoftware-57x60.png "C Thing Software") escapers
 
+[![CI](https://github.com/cthing/escapers/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/cthing/escapers/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
+[![Maven Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.cthing/escapers/badge.svg)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.cthing/escapers)
+[![javadoc](https://javadoc.io/badge2/org.cthing/xmlwriter/javadoc.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.cthing/escapers)
+
 A Java library that escapes strings for CSV, HTML, Java, JavaScript, JSON, XML and YAML.
 
 ## Usage
@@ -38,8 +42,8 @@ Escaping for each supported language follows the pattern:
                                              HtmlEscaper.Option.USE_DECIMAL); 
    ```
    
-The Javadoc for each escaper provides detailed information about the character replacements performed and the
-options supported.
+The [Javadoc](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.cthing/escapers) for each escaper provides detailed information about
+the character replacements performed and the options supported.
 
 ## Building
 The library is compiled for Java 17. If a Java 17 toolchain is not available, one will be downloaded.
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 797991e..61dba3a 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.versions)
 }
 
-val baseVersion = "1.0.0"
-val isSnapshot = false
+val baseVersion = "1.0.1"
+val isSnapshot = true
 
 val isCIServer = System.getenv("CTHING_CI") != null
 val buildNumber = if (isCIServer) System.currentTimeMillis().toString() else "0"