diff --git a/git2s3/__init__.py b/git2s3/__init__.py
index 21ba08d..5c3a111 100644
--- a/git2s3/__init__.py
+++ b/git2s3/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from git2s3.main import Git2S3
 
-version = "0.0.0-b"
+version = "0.0.1"
 
 
 @click.command()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5b19e37..a56d495 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ packages = ["git2s3"]
 version = {attr = "git2s3.version"}
 dependencies = { file = ["requirements.txt"] }
 
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = ["sphinx==5.1.1", "pre-commit", "recommonmark", "gitverse"]
+
 [project.scripts]
 # sends all the args to commandline function, where the arbitary commands as processed accordingly
 git2s3 = "git2s3:commandline"
diff --git a/release_notes.rst b/release_notes.rst
index 8812716..c417e7b 100644
--- a/release_notes.rst
+++ b/release_notes.rst
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 Release Notes
 =============
 
-v1.0.0 (09/16/2022)
+v0.0.1 (06/27/2024)
 -------------------
-- refactor: change formatting command
+- Release `v0.0.1`
+- **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/thevickypedia/git2s3/compare/ba49b99...c83b01c
 
-v1.1.6 (08/25/2022)
--------------------
-- ci: fix top-issues-action syntax
+v0.0.0-b (06/26/2024)
+---------------------
+- Release beta version
+
+v0.0.0-a (06/25/2024)
+---------------------
+- Pre-alpha release to pypi
+- Includes cloning of all repositories