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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--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## 1.0.0 (2026-03-17)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add vCluster plugin manifest ([5d5102d](https://github.com/KroderDev/vcluster-vnode-plugin/commit/5d5102ddacea1d2eb7cccf7eb764d50e2f3f99b9))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* add README.md ([afd1062](https://github.com/KroderDev/vcluster-vnode-plugin/commit/afd1062d3430eb09263e5604121b4f6e53d13e37))
+
+
+### Tests
+
+* **hooks:** expand vnode pod hook coverage ([b7d2114](https://github.com/KroderDev/vcluster-vnode-plugin/commit/b7d21141a4337aab54d6f34026bfe0fadff2202c))
+* **hooks:** strengthen pod hook coverage ([1c92717](https://github.com/KroderDev/vcluster-vnode-plugin/commit/1c92717459519789eb11ab760adbb05d26c72d4e))