feat: implement automated release management

- Add GitHub Actions workflow for semantic versioning
- Configure release-please for automatic version bumps
- Update README with automated release documentation
- Add CHANGELOG.md with version history
- Use conventional commits for version determination

Author: dentity007

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main, master ]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Release Please
+        uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+        id: release
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          release-type: simple
+      - name: Tag Release
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+        run: |
+          git tag -f v${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
+          git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }} --force

.release-please-manifest.json

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "1.0.0"
+}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ 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).
 
+## [1.0.0] - 2024-12-19
+
+### Added
+- **Automated Release Management**: Implemented semantic versioning with GitHub Actions
+  - Conventional commits trigger automatic version bumps
+  - Automated changelog generation and GitHub releases
+  - Release-please integration for streamlined release process
+
+### Changed
+- **Release Badge**: Updated README to use dynamic release badge from GitHub releases
+- **Documentation**: Added automated releases section explaining semantic versioning process
+
 ## [0.3.0] - 2025-09-25
 
 ### Fixed

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Agentforce Data-Aware Agent
 
 [![Agentforce: Data‑Aware Ready](https://img.shields.io/badge/Agentforce-Data%E2%80%91Aware%20Ready-00A1E0)](docs/data-library/SETUP.md)
-[![Latest Release](https://img.shields.io/badge/release-v0.3.0-blue)](https://github.com/dentity007/Agentforce-Data-Aware-Agent/releases/tag/v0.3.0)
+[![Latest Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/dentity007/Agentforce-Data-Aware-Agent)](https://github.com/dentity007/Agentforce-Data-Aware-Agent/releases/latest)
 [![Test Coverage](https://img.shields.io/badge/tests-100%25%20pass-green)](https://github.com/dentity007/Agentforce-Data-Aware-Agent)
 
 An intelligent Salesforce agent that combines **schema discovery**, **dynamic action routing**, **input validation**, and **knowledge-grounded responses** for enterprise-grade AI automation.
@@ -262,6 +262,33 @@ sf apex run test --tests MetadataDiscoveryTests,PlannerAndOrchestratorTests,Priv
 sf apex run test --result-format human --code-coverage --coverage-threshold 75 --wait 30
 ```
 
+## 🚀 Automated Releases
+
+This project uses **semantic versioning** with automated release management:
+
+### **How It Works**
+- **Conventional Commits**: Version bumps based on commit message prefixes:
+  - `feat:` → Minor version bump (1.0.0 → 1.1.0)
+  - `fix:` → Patch version bump (1.0.0 → 1.0.1)
+  - `BREAKING CHANGE:` → Major version bump (1.0.0 → 2.0.0)
+- **Automated Process**: GitHub Actions automatically creates releases on pushes to `main`/`master`
+- **Changelog Generation**: Release notes are automatically generated from commit messages
+
+### **Release Process**
+1. **Make Changes**: Commit with conventional commit format
+2. **Push to Main**: Triggers automated release workflow
+3. **Automatic Release**: Version bump, tag creation, and GitHub release
+4. **Changelog Update**: Release notes added to CHANGELOG.md
+
+### **Example Commits**
+```bash
+git commit -m "feat: add intelligent inventory routing"
+git commit -m "fix: resolve checkpoint guard validation bug"
+git commit -m "feat: implement knowledge-grounded responses
+
+BREAKING CHANGE: updated action interface"
+```
+
 ## 🤝 Contributing
 
 1. Fork the repository

release-please-config.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "release-type": "simple",
+      "bump-minor-pre-major": false,
+      "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
+      "draft": false,
+      "prerelease": false,
+      "changelog-sections": [
+        { "type": "feat", "section": "Features" },
+        { "type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes" },
+        { "type": "chore", "section": "Chores" },
+        { "type": "docs", "section": "Documentation" },
+        { "type": "style", "section": "Styles" },
+        { "type": "refactor", "section": "Code Refactoring" },
+        { "type": "perf", "section": "Performance Improvements" },
+        { "type": "test", "section": "Tests" }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}