diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b3c5b4..ea53443 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@ All notable changes to solstone-linux are documented here.
 The format is based on Keep a Changelog (https://keepachangelog.com/),
 and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.
 
+## [0.2.0] - 2026-06-13
+
+setup is now hands-off: the first time the observer runs, it connects itself
+to your journal automatically, with no separate key step.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **first run sets itself up.** earlier versions asked you to create and paste
+  a key to connect the observer to your journal. now the observer introduces
+  itself to your journal on first run and remembers the connection on its own.
+  you go straight from install to observing, with no manual key step.
+
 ## [0.1.1] - 2026-06-02
 
 A focused maintenance release: two reliability fixes and a round of
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 82791be..f86d8ef 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "solstone-linux"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.2.0"
 description = "Standalone Linux desktop observer for solstone"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-only"
diff --git a/src/solstone_linux/__init__.py b/src/solstone_linux/__init__.py
index 935c6f2..1621d58 100644
--- a/src/solstone_linux/__init__.py
+++ b/src/solstone_linux/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 """Standalone Linux desktop observer for solstone."""
 
-__version__ = "0.1.1"
+__version__ = "0.2.0"