diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2594a5a8..0b32bfe0 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "tket2-py": "0.0.0"
+    "tket2-py": "0.1.0a1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index eb3c0247..fc8b9470 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "tket2-py"
-version = "0.0.0-alpha.1"
+version = "0.1.0a1"
 description = "pytket extension for the tket 2 compiler"
 classifiers = [
     "Environment :: Console",
diff --git a/tket2-py/CHANGELOG.md b/tket2-py/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..009b01de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tket2-py/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## 0.1.0a1 (2024-06-28)
+
+Initial alpha release of the Python bindings for TKET2.
+
+Includes compatibility with pytket circuits and guppy definitions, as well as
+some basic circuit passes. See the included examples for more information.