diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0fdc4da..017ede4 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   ".": "0.0.3",
-  "crates/squirrel": "0.0.0"
+  "crates/squirrel": "0.0.1"
 }
diff --git a/crates/squirrel/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/squirrel/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..837dce0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/squirrel/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## 0.0.1 (2026-02-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add license declaration to `squirrel` ([900df8c](https://github.com/loopy-codes/twirl/commit/900df8cfa2fe7658e0368d40d83e5448ce73a267))
+* Add scaffolding for `squirrel` crate ([a7f446c](https://github.com/loopy-codes/twirl/commit/a7f446cc47598ec4cba94dfb66bb2e051165ca32))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* Pin first release to v0.0.1 ([4ea2a4a](https://github.com/loopy-codes/twirl/commit/4ea2a4af06ae4fbd6863905ab9eab81168a2cbf6))
diff --git a/crates/squirrel/Cargo.toml b/crates/squirrel/Cargo.toml
index 07abc0e..194e4a9 100644
--- a/crates/squirrel/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/squirrel/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "squirrel"
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "0.0.1"
 license.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 publish.workspace = true