diff --git a/.changelog/epilogue.md b/.changelog/epilogue.md
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--- a/.changelog/epilogue.md
+++ b/.changelog/epilogue.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
-CometBFT-DB is a fork of [tm-db](https://github.com/tendermint/tm-db) as of v0.6.7.
+---
 
-For changes prior to the creation of this fork, please refer to the upstream [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/tendermint/tm-db/blob/774cdfe7e6b0a249b1144998d81a4de7b8037941/CHANGELOG.md) for v0.6.7 and earlier.
+CometBFT DB is a fork of [tm-db](https://github.com/tendermint/tm-db)
+effectively as of v0.6.6.
+
+For changes prior to the creation of this fork, please refer to the upstream
+[CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/tendermint/tm-db/blob/774cdfe7e6b0a249b1144998d81a4de7b8037941/CHANGELOG.md)
+for v0.6.6 and earlier.
diff --git a/.changelog/v0.7.0/breaking-changes/7-rename-to-cometbft-db.md b/.changelog/v0.7.0/breaking-changes/7-rename-to-cometbft-db.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/v0.7.0/breaking-changes/7-rename-to-cometbft-db.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- Fork tm-db and rename fork to cometbft-db
+  ([\#7](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft-db/issues/7))
diff --git a/.changelog/v0.7.0/summary.md b/.changelog/v0.7.0/summary.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+*Jan 17, 2023*
+
+This is the first official release of CometBFT DB, which is a fork of
+[tm-db](https://github.com/tendermint/tm-db).
+
+This fork is intended to be used by
+[CometBFT](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft) until such time that
+[cometbft/cometbft\#48](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft/issues/48) is
+resolved, after which time this fork will be retired and archived. Do not use
+this as a dependency in any new projects.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# CHANGELOG
+
+## v0.7.0
+
+*Jan 17, 2023*
+
+This is the first official release of CometBFT DB, which is a fork of
+[tm-db](https://github.com/tendermint/tm-db).
+
+This fork is intended to be used by
+[CometBFT](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft) until such time that
+[cometbft/cometbft\#48](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft/issues/48) is
+resolved, after which time this fork will be retired and archived. Do not use
+this as a dependency in any new projects.
+
+### BREAKING CHANGES
+
+- Fork tm-db and rename fork to cometbft-db
+  ([\#7](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft-db/issues/7))
+
+---
+
+CometBFT DB is a fork of [tm-db](https://github.com/tendermint/tm-db)
+effectively as of v0.6.6.
+
+For changes prior to the creation of this fork, please refer to the upstream
+[CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/tendermint/tm-db/blob/774cdfe7e6b0a249b1144998d81a4de7b8037941/CHANGELOG.md)
+for v0.6.6 and earlier.
+