diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
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+name: CI
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [20.x, 18.x]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+      with:
+        node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+    - run: npm i -g @sap/cds-dk
+    - run: npm i
+    - run: cds v
+    - run: npm run test
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+name: Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  publish-npm:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: npm
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: 20
+        registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
+    - name: run tests
+      run: |
+        npm i -g @sap/cds-dk
+        npm i
+        npm run test
+    - name: get version
+      id: package-version
+      uses: martinbeentjes/npm-get-version-action@v1.2.3
+    - name: parse changelog
+      id: parse-changelog
+      uses: schwma/parse-changelog-action@v1.0.0
+      with:
+        version: '${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version }}'
+    - name: create a GitHub release
+      uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+      with:
+        tag: 'v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version }}'
+        body: '${{ steps.parse-changelog.outputs.body }}'
+    - run: npm publish --access public
+      env:
+        NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/reuse.yml b/.github/workflows/reuse.yml
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-name: "Launch Metadata Creation Tool for REUSE"
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  create_metadata_proposal:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: "Metadata Creation Tool"
-    steps:
-      - uses: SAP/metadata-creation-tool-for-reuse@main
-        with:
-          repository_url: "${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}"
-          access_token: "${{ secrets.REUSE_ACCESS_TOKEN }}"
-          copyright_owner: "SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and contributors"
-          upstream_contact: "cap-operator@sap.com"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+# Change Log
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/). The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/).
+
+## Version 0.0.1 - tbd
+
+### Added
+
+- Initial release
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