diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0e117c8..3d9915d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "services": "0.2.0",
   "charts/thymus": "0.3.0",
-  "clients/java": "0.1.0"
+  "clients/java": "0.2.0"
 }
diff --git a/clients/java/CHANGELOG.md b/clients/java/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d19bd59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/java/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [0.2.0](https://github.com/carbynestack/thymus/compare/java-client-v0.1.0...java-client-v0.2.0) (2024-11-13)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **java-client:** add java client ([#20](https://github.com/carbynestack/thymus/issues/20)) ([8766215](https://github.com/carbynestack/thymus/commit/876621560d783072f10178c89e95310ed7ddb530))