diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8b3f9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+## v0.1.0 (01-01-2024)
+
+**Added:**
+- Initial Release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 42b0850..7529520 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 {
   "name": "rcb-plugin",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/React-ChatBotify-Plugins",
+  "keywords": [
+    "react",
+    "chat",
+    "chatbot",
+    "conversational-bot",
+    "conversational-ui",
+    "frontend-library",
+    "plugins"
+  ],
   "files": [
     "./dist"
   ],
@@ -26,6 +36,12 @@
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "prepack": "tsc && vite build"
   },
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/React-ChatBotify-Plugins/react-chatbotify-plugin-template"
+  },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": "^18.3.1",
     "react-dom": "^18.3.1"
diff --git a/setup.js b/setup.js
index 17e4b24..d71f26a 100644
--- a/setup.js
+++ b/setup.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const startSetup = () => {
 	console.log("\x1b[36m%s\x1b[0m", "========================================");
 	console.log("\x1b[36m%s\x1b[0m", " React ChatBotify Plugin Template Setup");
 	console.log("\x1b[36m%s\x1b[0m", "========================================\n");
-	console.log("This setup will configure your plugin\"s name, description, export name and carry out initial installations.\n");
+	console.log("This setup will configure your plugin\"s name, description, export name, author and carry out initial installations.\n");
 
 	// questions to prompt during setup
 	const questions = [
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const startSetup = () => {
 		},
 		{ question: "\x1b[33m[Prompt] Plugin description: \x1b[0m", key: "description" },
 		{ question: "\x1b[33m[Prompt] Export name (default export of your plugin): \x1b[0m", key: "exportName" },
+		{ question: "\x1b[33m[Prompt] GitHub handle (for author field in package.json): \x1b[0m", key: "author" },
 	];
 
 	let answers = {};
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ const startSetup = () => {
 		const packageData = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, "utf8"));
 		packageData.name = answers.name;
 		packageData.description = answers.description;
+		packageData.author = answers.author;
 		fs.writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, JSON.stringify(packageData, null, 2));
 
 		// updates index.tsx