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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
+
+## 0.0.1-alpha.1 (2020-04-16)
+
+This is the first alpha release of source controller.
+The controller is an implementation of the
+[source.fluxcd.io/v1alpha1](https://github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/tree/master/docs/spec/v1alpha1) API
+based on the specifications described in the
+[Source Controller Proposal](https://github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/tree/master/docs/spec). 
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 # Source controller
 
-Experimental source manager and artifact provider.
+The source-controller is an implementation of the
+[source.fluxcd.io](https://github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/tree/master/docs/spec/v1alpha1) API
+based on the specifications described in the
+[Source Controller Proposal](https://github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/tree/master/docs/spec).
+
+Integrations:
+* [kustomize-controller](https://github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller)
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
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 images:
 - name: fluxcd/source-controller
   newName: fluxcd/source-controller
-  newTag: latest
+  newTag: v0.0.1-alpha.1