diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-deploy.yml
index 1f6c761..63ff994 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-deploy.yml
@@ -160,6 +160,12 @@ jobs:
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.rid == 'linux-x64'
     - run: sed -i -e 's/$spmVersion = \"v0.1\"/$spmVersion = \"${{ github.ref_name }}\"/g' install-spm.ps1
       if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.rid == 'linux-x64'
+    - name: Changelog
+      id: changelog
+      uses: mindsers/changelog-reader-action@v2.0.0     # v2.1.0 does not read description (see https://github.com/mindsers/changelog-reader-action/issues/63)
+      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+      with:
+        version: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     - name: Release
       id: gh-release
       uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
@@ -167,6 +173,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         draft: true
         prerelease: true
+        body: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changes }}
         generate_release_notes: true
         files: |
           ${{ matrix.rid }}.zip
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99cfc2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# 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]
+
+## [v0.1.0] - 2022-06-28
+### Added
+- initial release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SourcePawnManager.sln b/SourcePawnManager.sln
index 84ba0b2..bdea7e8 100644
--- a/SourcePawnManager.sln
+++ b/SourcePawnManager.sln
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "SolutionItems", "SolutionIt
 		.editorconfig = .editorconfig
 		.gitattributes = .gitattributes
 		.gitignore = .gitignore
+		CHANGELOG.md = CHANGELOG.md
 		CONTRIBUTING.md = CONTRIBUTING.md
 		COPYING = COPYING
 		Dockerfile = Dockerfile