diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-release.yml b/.github/workflows/go-release.yml
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+name: Go - Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - main
+  workflow_dispatch: { }
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Release
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      packages: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@ca6063f4ed81b55db15b8c42d1b6f7925866342d # v3
+      id: release
+      with:
+        release-type: go
+        package-name: kustomize-plugin-merger
+        skip-github-release: true
+        changelog-types: |
+          [
+            {
+              "type": "feat",
+              "section": "Features",
+              "hidden": false
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "fix",
+              "section": "Bug Fixes",
+              "hidden": false
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "docs",
+              "section": "Documentation",
+              "hidden": false
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "ci",
+              "section": "Continuous Integration",
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          ]
+    - uses: actions/checkout@3df4ab11eba7bda6032a0b82a6bb43b11571feac # v4
+      with:
+        fetch-tags: true
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4
+      with:
+        go-version: '1.21'
+    - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+      uses: docker/login-action@465a07811f14bebb1938fbed4728c6a1ff8901fc # v2
+      with:
+        registry: ghcr.io
+        username: ${{ github.actor }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Run GoReleaser
+      uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@5fdedb94abba051217030cc86d4523cf3f02243d # v4
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        version: latest
+        args: release --clean --release-notes CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+# Changelog
+
+## 1.0.0 (2023-09-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* first working version of merger ([bd0ef52](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/bd0ef52ef46381c13ab8ebcf1cc6970328910b64))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* update the main readme and use cases ([1d2e9d4](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/1d2e9d45d3aa8ca3bae49ef11361cf4ed43338d9))
+* use case - append CustomResources lists without schema ([4be2cc1](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/4be2cc168219fe040a556a02cfdd8d76b9c9695e))
+* use case - Generate multiple manifests from a single file ([37b9ce1](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/37b9ce1c7a8d4daabc5a6762d1d5e3a1566c1e02))
+* use case - Organize long manifests into smaller ones ([dad79e0](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/dad79e0a9e19f46d261c6ed288d25756d59ab559))
+
+
+### Continuous Integration
+
+* add go release workflow ([f287bed](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/f287bed3b009dd2b8e62139974b71c615290bf57))
+* go linter config and ci workflow ([#1](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/issues/1)) ([8a3c75e](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/8a3c75e1d9eccc9f5ef1211f033b2a5e5d2338cf))
+* go releaser ([#2](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/issues/2)) ([df20b82](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/df20b8281c8107832f0f66d0f857f5f32d558215))
+* renovate for dependency update ([#4](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/issues/4)) ([61ea189](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/61ea189dca345c24e4141bc479da6eb1becfd3aa))
+* **security:** apply best practices by step security ([#8](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/issues/8)) ([fe208e0](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/fe208e06b1d35c454cddcec881d6c282b1691a0a))
+* **security:** codeql analysis workflow ([#3](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/issues/3)) ([246696c](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/246696c73b5c0635ca421727d6e88035a02eb80a))
+* **security:** Scorecard security workflow ([52c4496](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/52c4496f409c13536c8adf6f3539eb0f1c605944))