diff --git a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
index 0262db7..8d7a673 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.2.0"
+    ".": "0.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5acc732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [0.3.0](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/compare/v0.2.0...v0.3.0) (2025-02-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add policy bot configuration ([#48](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/issues/48)) ([fdc3693](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/commit/fdc36935c77af5cd58fd8e32c32d4d116592ac2c))
+* Add release-please ([#49](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/issues/49)) ([cdd5798](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/commit/cdd579897680e3e57b39674548a882e0c1f2048b))
+
+
+### Fixes
+
+* Fix release-please manifest file ([#51](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/issues/51)) ([238d945](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/commit/238d945909aae394c6e45eeaa11311d87c61ef14))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* create `dist` directory so `xk6` can write compiled binaries to it ([dfe362a](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/commit/dfe362ac7e841b4e3188af4e8fe973afffaea2a6))
+* integration: add tests for custom phases ([9c682a7](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/commit/9c682a7dc80c7e226d8d5f7752fc3d0bd78c9ed5))
+* integration: properly parse output metrics and assert more things about them ([#44](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/issues/44)) ([510f2cc](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/commit/510f2ccf97c82168d55cf45cc4a34eb724b2367e))
+* README: adjust release process description ([#59](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/issues/59)) ([aaeaded](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/commit/aaeadedcfa2332b3636efd62ffc5c514781ae2d1))
+* renovate: use prefix from preset ([6053d6c](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/commit/6053d6c57a2c7c01b8924cae7a391a7520240ce0))
+* update CODEOWNERS ([23b5d3f](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/commit/23b5d3fb5b314814880b9a8af58302e4c4cb0f64))
+* Update dependency go to v1.24.0 ([1acf382](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/commit/1acf382c8400ba6df8342150be1174216def399a))
+* Update golangci/golangci-lint-action digest to 0adbc47 ([b4c424b](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/commit/b4c424b8f7140b123b09fe2dfd8473806f4acbee))
+* Update golangci/golangci-lint-action digest to 818ec4d ([#64](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/issues/64)) ([40d712c](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/commit/40d712ca779d10c8adb1ca993c1c80c9bbede372))
+* Update golangci/golangci-lint-action digest to e0ebdd2 ([65e3320](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/commit/65e33200b43ad26b3551f367a82cfc3ddff627c4))
+* use fully qualified package name ([8beec7f](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-sm/commit/8beec7f0db5e2fc8ed3e4cf2254f69c2d38997ab))