diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
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+root = true
+
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
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+name: release-please
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+        with:
+          release-type: node
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+# Changelog
+
+## 1.0.0 (2023-11-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* ability to pass recipient address from the url ([c520604](https://github.com/aeternity/aepp-faucet-nodejs/commit/c520604d7b36181c28f307a04d7cc76162071960))
+* add cors ([f5ec67c](https://github.com/aeternity/aepp-faucet-nodejs/commit/f5ec67c181a773b04e7cc27a314aa81fe6214ebe))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* code formatting ([7faf169](https://github.com/aeternity/aepp-faucet-nodejs/commit/7faf169c985a973b6d9a4e6b710340a3029b907f))
+* repository urls ([fbb5202](https://github.com/aeternity/aepp-faucet-nodejs/commit/fbb52023d5a4b9a424ed45f2a175f686d97eb6ab))
+* simultaneous requests ([6b6368d](https://github.com/aeternity/aepp-faucet-nodejs/commit/6b6368de3497e4aeb868097638e7982deca35e7b))
+* specify error status in case of unknown exception ([bc1eaae](https://github.com/aeternity/aepp-faucet-nodejs/commit/bc1eaae85d8531df121cdd9f5c8ff3c538c3b55b))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* avoid extra requests by managing nonce locally ([c1cab6b](https://github.com/aeternity/aepp-faucet-nodejs/commit/c1cab6bba0d450c275ef9e914e0133a7b4a5f9f4))