diff --git a/.Rbuildignore b/.Rbuildignore
index 88dbd38..3a072c5 100644
--- a/.Rbuildignore
+++ b/.Rbuildignore
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+^.chglog
 ^.vscode
 ^LICENSE\.md$
 ^nix
+^release.sh
 ^shell.nix$
 ^tmp
diff --git a/.chglog/CHANGELOG.tpl.md b/.chglog/CHANGELOG.tpl.md
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5683d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chglog/CHANGELOG.tpl.md
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{{ if .Versions -}}
+<a name="unreleased"></a>
+## [Unreleased]
+
+{{ if .Unreleased.CommitGroups -}}
+{{ range .Unreleased.CommitGroups -}}
+### {{ .Title }}
+{{ range .Commits -}}
+- {{ if .Scope }}**{{ .Scope }}:** {{ end }}{{ .Subject }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ end -}}
+{{ end -}}
+{{ end -}}
+
+{{ range .Versions }}
+<a name="{{ .Tag.Name }}"></a>
+## {{ if .Tag.Previous }}[{{ .Tag.Name }}]{{ else }}{{ .Tag.Name }}{{ end }} - {{ datetime "2006-01-02" .Tag.Date }}
+{{ range .CommitGroups -}}
+### {{ .Title }}
+{{ range .Commits -}}
+- {{ if .Scope }}**{{ .Scope }}:** {{ end }}{{ .Subject }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ end -}}
+
+{{- if .RevertCommits -}}
+### Reverts
+{{ range .RevertCommits -}}
+- {{ .Revert.Header }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ end -}}
+
+{{- if .MergeCommits -}}
+### Pull Requests
+{{ range .MergeCommits -}}
+- {{ .Header }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ end -}}
+
+{{- if .NoteGroups -}}
+{{ range .NoteGroups -}}
+### {{ .Title }}
+{{ range .Notes }}
+{{ .Body }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ end -}}
+{{ end -}}
+{{ end -}}
+
+{{- if .Versions }}
+[Unreleased]: {{ .Info.RepositoryURL }}/compare/{{ $latest := index .Versions 0 }}{{ $latest.Tag.Name }}...HEAD
+{{ range .Versions -}}
+{{ if .Tag.Previous -}}
+[{{ .Tag.Name }}]: {{ $.Info.RepositoryURL }}/compare/{{ .Tag.Previous.Name }}...{{ .Tag.Name }}
+{{ end -}}
+{{ end -}}
+{{ end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.chglog/config.yml b/.chglog/config.yml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f7ad724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chglog/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+style: github
+template: CHANGELOG.tpl.md
+info:
+  title: CHANGELOG
+  repository_url: https://github.com/telostat/rocketbase
+options:
+  commits:
+    # filters:
+    #   Type:
+    #     - feat
+    #     - fix
+    #     - perf
+    #     - refactor
+  commit_groups:
+    # title_maps:
+    #   feat: Features
+    #   fix: Bug Fixes
+    #   perf: Performance Improvements
+    #   refactor: Code Refactoring
+  header:
+    pattern: "^(\\w*)(?:\\(([\\w\\$\\.\\-\\*\\s]*)\\))?\\:\\s(.*)$"
+    pattern_maps:
+      - Type
+      - Scope
+      - Subject
+  notes:
+    keywords:
+      - BREAKING CHANGE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..295b1a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<a name="unreleased"></a>
+## [Unreleased]
+
+
+<a name="0.0.0.9000"></a>
+## 0.0.0.9000 - 2022-12-02
+### Chore
+- **dev:** add Language Server Protocol implementation for R
+
+### Feat
+- init codebase with bare API client implementation
+
+### Refactor
+- **style:** format the code using lsp document format provider
+
+
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/telostat/rocketbase/compare/0.0.0.9000...HEAD
diff --git a/R/base.R b/R/base.R
index d05c5fe..d04aad6 100644
--- a/R/base.R
+++ b/R/base.R
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ RocketBase <- R6::R6Class("RocketBase", ## nolint
             private$setup()
         },
 
-        #' @description Prints rudimentary information about the remote PocketBase API instance.
+        #' @description Prints rudimentary information about the remote
+        #' PocketBase API instance.
         info = function() {
             cat(sprintf("PocketBase Instance URL: %s\n", self$url))
         },
@@ -73,8 +74,8 @@ RocketBase <- R6::R6Class("RocketBase", ## nolint
             self$bare <- crul::HttpClient$new(
                 url = self$url,
                 headers = list(
-                    Authorization=sprintf("%s", private$token),
-                    "User-Agent"=private$useragent()
+                    Authorization = sprintf("%s", private$token),
+                    "User-Agent" = private$useragent()
                 )
             )
         },
@@ -84,16 +85,26 @@ RocketBase <- R6::R6Class("RocketBase", ## nolint
             ## Build the HTTP client:
             client <- crul::HttpClient$new(url = self$url)
 
+            ## Define authentication endpoint path:
+            path <- "/api/admins/auth-with-password"
+
+            ## Define credentials payload:
+            credentials <- list(
+                identity = private$identity,
+                password = private$password
+            )
+
             ## Issue the authentication request and get a response:
-            response <- client$post("/api/admins/auth-with-password", body=list(identity=private$identity, password=private$password))
+            response <- client$post(path, body = credentials)
 
-            ## Check if response status is 200. If not, raise error as it implies that authentication has failed.
+            ## If response status is not 200, raise error as it implies
+            ## failed authentication:
             if (response$status_code != 200) {
                 stop("Authentication failed.")
             }
 
             ## Parse the content of the response:
-            content <- jsonlite::fromJSON(response$parse(encoding="UTF-8"))
+            content <- jsonlite::fromJSON(response$parse(encoding = "UTF-8"))
 
             ## Return the authentication token:
             content$token
@@ -101,7 +112,14 @@ RocketBase <- R6::R6Class("RocketBase", ## nolint
 
         ## Builds the user-agent string.
         useragent = function() {
-            sprintf( "rocketbase/%s (%s; on:%s)", utils::packageVersion("rocketbase"), Sys.info()["sysname"], Sys.info()["nodename"])
+            ## Get package version:
+            version <- utils::packageVersion("rocketbase")
+
+            ## Get operating system:
+            sysname <- Sys.info()["sysname"]
+
+            ## Build the "User-Agent" header value:
+            sprintf("rocketbase/%s (%s)", version, sysname)
         }
     )
 )
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 224ecf6..ea830c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,6 +106,21 @@ my_data <- jsonlite::fromJSON(response$parse(encoding = "UTF-8"))
 print(my_data)
 ```
 
+## Releasing
+
+Make sure that your `main` branch is up to date:
+
+```sh
+git checkout main
+git pull
+```
+
+Then, run the release script with new version information:
+
+```sh
+./release.sh -n <X.Y.Z>
+```
+
 ## License
 
 This work is licensed under MIT license. See [LICENSE](./LICENSE.md).
diff --git a/man/RocketBase.Rd b/man/RocketBase.Rd
index c524aad..89681e3 100644
--- a/man/RocketBase.Rd
+++ b/man/RocketBase.Rd
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ client <- rocketbase::RocketBase$new(
 \if{html}{\out{<a id="method-RocketBase-info"></a>}}
 \if{latex}{\out{\hypertarget{method-RocketBase-info}{}}}
 \subsection{Method \code{info()}}{
-Prints rudimentary information about the remote PocketBase API instance.
+Prints rudimentary information about the remote
+PocketBase API instance.
 \subsection{Usage}{
 \if{html}{\out{<div class="r">}}\preformatted{RocketBase$info()}\if{html}{\out{</div>}}
 }
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ddb2c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+## Stop on errors:
+set -eo pipefail
+
+## Helper function to print log messages.
+_log() {
+  echo "[RELEASE LOG]" "${@}"
+}
+
+## Helper function to print errors.
+_error() {
+  echo 1>&2 "[RELEASE ERROR]" "${@}"
+}
+
+## Helper function to print usage.
+_usage() {
+  echo "Usage: $0 [-h] -n <VERSION>"
+}
+
+## Declare variables:
+_version=""
+
+## Parse command line arguments:
+while getopts "n:h" o; do
+  case "${o}" in
+  n)
+    _version="${OPTARG}"
+    ;;
+  h)
+    _usage
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+  *)
+    _usage 1>&2
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND - 1))
+
+_log "Checking variables..."
+if [ -z "${_version}" ]; then
+  _usage 1>&2
+  exit 1
+else
+  _log "Version is \"${_version}\". Proceeding..."
+fi
+
+_log "Checking git repository state..."
+if [[ -z "$(git status --porcelain)" ]]; then
+  _log "Git repository is clean. Proceeding..."
+else
+  _error "Git repository is not clean. Aborting..."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+_log "Updating application version..."
+sed -i -E "s/^Version:([ ]+).*/Version:\\1${_version}/g" DESCRIPTION
+
+_log "Generating changelog..."
+git-chglog --output NEWS.md --next-tag "${_version}"
+
+_log "Staging changes..."
+git add NEWS.md DESCRIPTION
+
+_log "Committing changes..."
+git commit -m "chore(release): ${_version}"
+
+_log "Tagging version..."
+git tag -a -m "Release ${_version}" "${_version}"
+
+_log "Pushing changes to remote..."
+git push --follow-tags origin main
+
+_log "Creating the release..."
+gh release create "${_version}" --title "${_version}" --generate-notes
+
+_log "Updating application version for development..."
+sed -i -E "s/^Version:([ ]+).*/Version:\\1${_version}.9000/g" DESCRIPTION
+
+_log "Staging changes..."
+git add DESCRIPTION
+
+_log "Committing changes..."
+git commit -m "chore: bump development version to ${_version}.9000"
+
+_log "Pushing changes to remote..."
+git push
+
+_log "Finished!"
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 86f16d5..24c5159 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ let
 
   devDependencies = [
     pkgs.rPackages.devtools
+    pkgs.rPackages.languageserver
     pkgs.rPackages.roxygen2
   ];
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ in
 pkgs.mkShell {
   buildInputs = [
     thisR
+    pkgs.git-chglog
     pkgs.pocketbase
   ];