diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4333898..add56fa 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
     "actions/artifactory-login": "1.0.0",
     "actions/update-artifacts-file": "1.0.0",
     "actions/build-docker": "1.0.0",
-    "actions/openapi-lint": "1.0.0"
+    "actions/openapi-lint": "1.0.0",
+    "actions/init-npm": "1.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/actions/init-npm/CHANGELOG.md b/actions/init-npm/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c517471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/init-npm/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## 1.0.0 (2025-05-15)
+
+
+### 🎉 Features
+
+* add init-npm action ([#73](https://github.com/MapColonies/shared-workflows/issues/73)) ([089f30f](https://github.com/MapColonies/shared-workflows/commit/089f30f5f04f806f41b60690542c16a4e20f32c0))
diff --git a/actions/init-npm/README.md b/actions/init-npm/README.md
index d04ab97..caa2ae8 100644
--- a/actions/init-npm/README.md
+++ b/actions/init-npm/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This GitHub Action sets up Node.js, installs dependencies using npm, and builds
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```yaml
 - name: Initialize NPM Project
-  uses: MapColonies/shared-workflows/actions/init-npm@init-npm-v0.0.0
+  uses: MapColonies/shared-workflows/actions/init-npm@init-npm-v1.0.0
   with:
     node-version: '20.x'
 ```