diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddb66c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Changelog
+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/).
+
+## Unreleased
+### Added
+### Changed
+### Deprecated
+### Removed
+### Fixed
+
+## [v0.1.0.0] - 2020-02-06
+First release.
+### Added
+- Changelog file and related tooling.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4510921..f1daf1c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ You're looking for managing an app but it's not included in `sdd` yet? Here's ho
 1. Add the new files, commit, and push.
 1. Open a PR!
 
+### Releasing
+
+1. Update Changelog.
+1. Run `./release VERSION`
+
 ## Python apps
 
 Consider using [`pipx`](https://pipxproject.github.io/pipx/) for installing Python applications (in isolated environments).
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 0b83dca..f42cebf 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ if [[ ! "$PATH" == *"$prefix/bin"* ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Record installed version
+latest_tag="$(git tag --list --sort -refname | grep -m1 -E 'v0.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+')"
+[ $? -ne 0 ] && exit 1
+
+head_sha="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+if [[ "$(git rev-parse "$latest_tag")" != "$head_sha" ]]; then
+    # construct version identifier of form 'v0.X.Y.Z (+N @d34dc0ffee)'
+    nr_commits_since_latest_tag="$(git rev-list "$latest_tag".. --count)"
+    latest_tag="$latest_tag (+$nr_commits_since_latest_tag @$head_sha)"
+fi
+
+echo "$latest_tag" > "$prefix"/lib/sdd/version
+
 SDD_APPS_DIR=${XDG_DATA_DIR:-$HOME/.local/share}/sdd/apps
 mkdir -p "$SDD_APPS_DIR"
-echo sdd="$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> "$SDD_APPS_DIR"/installed
+echo sdd="$head_sha" >> "$SDD_APPS_DIR"/installed
diff --git a/lib/sdd/apps/user/sdd b/lib/sdd/apps/user/sdd
index eba436e..585425a 100644
--- a/lib/sdd/apps/user/sdd
+++ b/lib/sdd/apps/user/sdd
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ sdd_uninstall() {
 }
 
 sdd_fetch_latest_version() {
-    _sha_of_github_master pylipp sdd
+    _tag_name_of_latest_github_release pylipp sdd
 }
diff --git a/lib/sdd/framework/utils.bash b/lib/sdd/framework/utils.bash
index 3a6647a..f2c9368 100644
--- a/lib/sdd/framework/utils.bash
+++ b/lib/sdd/framework/utils.bash
@@ -33,12 +33,14 @@ END_OF_HELP_TEXT
 
 utils_version() {
     # Publish version of present sdd installation to stdout
-    if [ ! -e "$SDD_DATA_DIR"/apps/installed ]; then
-        printf 'Cannot find %s.\n' "$SDD_DATA_DIR"/apps/installed >&2
-        return 1;
+    local version_filepath
+    version_filepath="$FRAMEWORKDIR"/../version
+    if [ ! -e "$version_filepath" ]; then
+        printf 'Cannot find %s.\n' "$version_filepath" >&2
+        return 1
     fi
 
-    tac "$SDD_DATA_DIR"/apps/installed | grep -m 1 '^sdd=' | cut -d '=' -f2
+    cat "$version_filepath"
 }
 
 _validate_apps() {
diff --git a/release b/release
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d48844e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    printf "Usage: %s VERSION\n" "$0" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+version="$1"
+if ! echo "$version" | grep -m1 -E 'v0.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    printf "Version '%s' not in format v0.X.Y.Z\n" "$version" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+set -e
+git tag "$version"
+git push --tags origin master
+hub release create -m "$version" -m "$(awk -v RS='' "/\[$version\]/" Changelog.md | tail -n+2)" -e -o "$version"
diff --git a/test/framework/bootstrap.bats b/test/framework/bootstrap.bats
index 8c448cd..066649b 100644
--- a/test/framework/bootstrap.bats
+++ b/test/framework/bootstrap.bats
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ teardown() {
   
   run "$HOME/.local/bin/sdd"
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+
+  run grep '^v' <("$HOME/.local/bin/sdd" --version)
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 }
 
 @test "Custom sdd installation succeeds" {