diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
similarity index 95%
rename from .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
rename to .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index 4ffe872..b02082c 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
----
-name: Bug report
-about: Create a report to help us improve
-title: "[BUG]"
-labels: bug
-assignees: ''
+name: Bug Report
+description: File a bug report
+title: "[Bug]: "
+labels: ["bug"]
 body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
@@ -90,4 +88,4 @@ body:
       description: Add any other context about the problem here.
     validations:
       required: false
----
+
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml
similarity index 90%
rename from .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
rename to .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml
index 3841ac8..a015fdb 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
----
-name: Feature request
-about: Suggest an idea for this project
-title: "[FEATURE]"
-labels: enhancement
-assignees: ''
+name: Feature Request
+description: Suggest an idea for this project
+title: "[Feature]: "
+labels: ["enhancement"]
 body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
@@ -42,4 +40,4 @@ body:
         ```
     validations:
       required: false
----
+
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66fecc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to go-redis-entraid 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] - 2025-05-27
+
+### Added
+- Initial General Availability release
+- Multiple authentication methods:
+  - Client Secret authentication
+  - Client Certificate authentication
+  - Managed Identity (System and User-assigned)
+  - Default Azure Identity Provider for local development
+- Automatic token acquisition and renewal
+- Configurable token refresh policies
+- Thread-safe token management
+- Comprehensive error handling and recovery strategies
+- Configuration support via environment variables, code, or configuration files
+
+### Compatibility
+- Go: 1.16+
+- go-redis: v9.10.0+
+
+[1.0.0]: https://github.com/redis/go-redis-entraid/releases/tag/v1.0.0