diff --git a/AminoExtract/__init__.py b/AminoExtract/__init__.py
index 27577ee..1dbdecf 100644
--- a/AminoExtract/__init__.py
+++ b/AminoExtract/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import contextlib
 
 __prog__ = "AminoExtract"
-__version__ = "0.1.0"
+__version__ = "0.2.0"
 
 # use contextlib to suppress the ImportError
 # This may occur when this file is imported in setup.py as dependencies are not yet installed
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfffeef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [0.2.0](/~https://github.com/RIVM-bioinformatics/AminoExtract/compare/v0.1.0...v0.2.0) (2022-12-05)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add option to keep gaps in nucleotide sequence during aminoacid translation ([3c2daa8](/~https://github.com/RIVM-bioinformatics/AminoExtract/commit/3c2daa85db8aff39a6b3bfbcb4fc8d901654a7f7))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* update function docstrings ([fea7643](/~https://github.com/RIVM-bioinformatics/AminoExtract/commit/fea76438f0e6500926c8db28b01d2c01675219a5))