diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 75dd6dc..d838e1e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+<!-- version list -->
+
+## v1.0.0 (2026-08-11)
+
+### Chores
+
+* chore(release): 🚀 bump version to 1.0.0 ([`a569b19`](https://github.com/PrimisAI/nexus/commit/a569b19149fa572916d7e95cf6e90861b920224d))
+
 
 ## v0.8.1 (2025-07-25)
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9607867..fa11a07 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -66,3 +66,7 @@ version_toml = [
 ]
 version_source = "commit"
 commit_message = "chore(release): 🚀 bump version to {version}"
+
+[tool.semantic_release.changelog]
+mode = "update"
+insertion_flag = "<!-- version list -->"