diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
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 {
-  ".": "0.0.0"
+  ".": "1.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+# Changelog
+
+## 1.0.0 (2026-07-02)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **desktop:** SpoolID desktop app (Wails — Go + Vite/TS) ([d527ce6](https://github.com/mateusdemboski/SpoolID/commit/d527ce6c2634e9f9a870fdb09a829497cdcbb0a0))
+* **firmware:** Creality RFID spool tag writer (ESP32-C3 + RC522) ([6aab754](https://github.com/mateusdemboski/SpoolID/commit/6aab75493cc7d95ccf93256b2281068e15b0128d))
+* **web:** device web UI (Vite + TypeScript) ([540b951](https://github.com/mateusdemboski/SpoolID/commit/540b95191df2b9b4cdb655d0b2d8584daf3684fd))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* project docs, license, and gitignore ([ed0746f](https://github.com/mateusdemboski/SpoolID/commit/ed0746fa3b4c2f6e60d887b9dedc71274a37b513))