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+# 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).
+
+## [0.1.0] - 2024-01-01
+
+### Added
+
+- Initial release of GitPulse
+- Repository analysis and validation
+- Commit frequency analysis
+- Code churn tracking
+- Contributor statistics
+- Refactoring detection
+- JSON and CSV export
+- Time period filtering
+- Configuration management
+- Interactive terminal dashboard (placeholder)