diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe68be7..02e6f73 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 
-## [0.0.1] - 2023-05-19
+## [1.0.0] - 2024-01-12
 
-### Added
-- Example Atlantis/Infrapool Pipeline
+- Mulesoft Connector for Conjur Vault
diff --git a/deploy_mule.sh b/deploy_mule.sh
index 4fbf724..29f7b39 100755
--- a/deploy_mule.sh
+++ b/deploy_mule.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Set up VERSION file for local development
+
+if [ ! -f "../VERSION" ]; then
+    echo -n "0.0.dev" > ../VERSION
+fi
+
 set -euo pipefail
 set -x
 
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ docker run \
         -Dfile="${jar}" \
         -DgroupId=com.cyberark.conjur \
         -DartifactId=conjur-mule-connector \
-        -Dversion="0.0.1" \
+        -Dversion="$(<VERSION)" \
         -Dpackaging=jar \
         -DgeneratePom=true