diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 14d37fa..b59426a 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -55,17 +55,8 @@
         "yzhang.markdown-all-in-one"
       ],
       "settings": {
-        "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-        "[php]": {
-          "editor.tabSize": 4,
-          "editor.defaultFormatter": "junstyle.php-cs-fixer"
-        },
         "php-cs-fixer.executablePath": "${workspaceFolder}/vendor/bin/php-cs-fixer",
-        "php-cs-fixer.config": "${workspaceFolder}/.php-cs-fixer.dist.php",
-        "php-cs-fixer.onsave": true,
-        "markdown.extension.list.indentationSize": "adaptive",
-        "markdown.extension.italic.indicator": "_",
-        "markdown.extension.orderedList.marker": "one"
+        "php-cs-fixer.config": "${workspaceFolder}/.php-cs-fixer.dist.php"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 43c933e..4bcd596 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ indent_size = 4
 tab_width = 4
 ij_continuation_indent_size = 4
 
-[{composer.json,.phpunit.result.cache,composer.lock}]
+[{.vscode/settings.json,composer.json,.phpunit.result.cache,composer.lock}]
 indent_size = 4
 tab_width = 4
 ij_continuation_indent_size = 4
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index afd2aaa..8a67309 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # This is what is relevant for composer installs
 .devcontainer export-ignore
 .github export-ignore
+.vscode export-ignore
 .editorconfig export-ignore
 .gitignore export-ignore
 .gitattributes export-ignore
@@ -11,3 +12,5 @@ CODEOWNERS export-ignore
 *.md export-ignore
 *.dist.php export-ignore
 *release*.json export-ignore
+README.md -export-ignore export-subst
+CHANGELOG.md -export-ignore export-subst
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index fdbd12b..5d9d68a 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ version: 2
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
     directory: /
+    target-branch: develop
     labels:
       - "dependabot :robot:"
     schedule:
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ updates:
 
   - package-ecosystem: devcontainers
     directory: /
+    target-branch: develop
     labels:
       - "dependabot :robot:"
     schedule:
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ updates:
 
   - package-ecosystem: composer
     directory: /
+    target-branch: develop
     labels:
       - "dependabot :robot:"
     schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d37fe2f..cbaa98f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         id: composer-cache
         run: echo "dir=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Cache Composer dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.dir }}
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.json') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3844771..387f35f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Create Release PR
         uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
-        #with:
-        #  # Bot PAT with access to Workflows
-        #  # The built-in GITHUB_TOKEN has cannot trigger other workflows
-        #  # Use custom token once banned iwf-web-bot is resolved
-        #  token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
+        with:
+          # Bot PAT with access to Workflows
+          # The built-in GITHUB_TOKEN has cannot trigger other workflows
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68d302a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+    "[php]": {
+        "editor.tabSize": 4,
+        "editor.defaultFormatter": "junstyle.php-cs-fixer"
+    },
+    "php-cs-fixer.onsave": true,
+    "markdown.extension.list.indentationSize": "adaptive",
+    "markdown.extension.italic.indicator": "_",
+    "markdown.extension.orderedList.marker": "one"
+}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7987119..473a38f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 * Release files are included in install ([e87295d](https://github.com/iwf-web/php-coding-standard/commit/e87295da465512dcd08c6ff5583e44153aea1525))
 
-## [1.0.0](https://github.com/iwf-web/php-coding-standard/compare/0.1.0...1.0.0) (2025-12-19)
+## [1.0.0](https://github.com/iwf-web/php-coding-standard/compare/9522814...1.0.0) (2025-12-19)
 
 
 ### ✨ Features
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c3ec2a..6ef2c52 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ Key customizations over the base `@PhpCsFixer:risky` rule set:
 
 Please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on our code of conduct and the process for submitting pull requests.
 
+This project uses [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) for automated releases and changelog generation.
+
 ## Versioning
 
 We use [SemVer](http://semver.org/) for versioning. For available versions, see the [tags on this repository][gh-tags].
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 16aa386..f43442e 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -45,13 +45,16 @@
         "exclude": [
             ".devcontainer",
             ".github",
+            ".vscode",
             ".editorconfig",
             ".gitignore",
             ".gitattributes",
             "CODEOWNERS",
             "*.md",
             "*.dist.php",
-            "*release*.json"
+            "*release*.json",
+            "!README.md",
+            "!CHANGELOG.md"
         ]
     }
 }