diff --git a/.expeditor/config.yml b/.expeditor/config.yml
index 6e241ed3f..75f440043 100644
--- a/.expeditor/config.yml
+++ b/.expeditor/config.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ project:
   alias: builder
 
 github:
+  # The file where the MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH version is kept. The version in this file
+  # is bumped automatically via the `built_in:bump_version` merge_action.
+  version_file: "VERSION"
+  version_tag_format: '{{version}}'
+  # The file where our CHANGELOG is kept. This file is updated automatically with
+  # details from the Pull Request via the `built_in:update_changelog` merge_action.
+  changelog_file: "CHANGELOG.md"
   delete_branch_on_merge: true
 
 slack:
@@ -37,4 +44,5 @@ subscriptions:
 
   - workload: staged_workload_released:{{agent_id}}:release_staging:*
     actions:
+      - built_in:update_changelog
       - trigger_pipeline:release_builder
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 434753d6c..aebd957c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-Habitat Builder CHANGELOG
+# Habitat Builder CHANGELOG
+
+<!-- latest_release -->
+<!-- latest_release -->
 
 ##  (2022-02-10)
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42d59d087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+20220210
\ No newline at end of file