diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e69de29..8e665e6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+## 1.0.0
+
+* Published this library as open source
+* Ensured build compatibility with Java 8, 11 and 17
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0d66a04..54bf516 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 ## Contributing
 
-We would absolutely love to get the community involved, and we welcome any form of contributions – comments and questions on different communication channels, issues and pull request in the repositories, and anything that you build and share using our components.
+We would absolutely love to get the community involved, and we welcome any form of contributions – comments and
+questions on different communication channels, issues and pull request in the repositories, and anything that you build
+and share using our components.
 
 ### Get in touch with the team
 
-Twitter: https://twitter.com/xdevsoftware 
+Twitter: https://twitter.com/xdevsoftware
 <br/>
 Mail: opensource@xdev-software.de
 
@@ -13,33 +15,44 @@ Mail: opensource@xdev-software.de
 - **Report bugs**: File issues on GitHub.
 - **Send pull requests**: If you want to contribute code, check out the development instructions below.
 
-We encourage you to read the [contribution instructions by GitHub](https://guides.github.com/activities/contributing-to-open-source/#contributing) also.
+We encourage you to read
+the [contribution instructions by GitHub](https://guides.github.com/activities/contributing-to-open-source/#contributing)
+also.
 
 ## Developing
 
 ### Software Requirements
+
 You should have the following things installed:
+
 * Git
-* Java 8, 11 or 17 - should be as unmodified as possible (Recommended: [Eclipse Adoptium](https://adoptium.net/temurin/releases/))
+* Java 8, 11 or 17 - should be as unmodified as possible (
+  Recommended: [Eclipse Adoptium](https://adoptium.net/temurin/releases/))
 * Maven
 
 ### Recommended setup
+
 * Install ``IntelliJ`` (Community Edition is sufficient)
-  * Install the following plugins:
-    * [Save Actions](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7642-save-actions) - Provides save actions, like running the formatter or adding ``final`` to fields
-    * [SonarLint](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7973-sonarlint) - CodeStyle/CodeAnalysis
-    * [Checkstyle-IDEA](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/1065-checkstyle-idea) - CodeStyle/CodeAnalysis
-  * Import the project
-  * Ensure that everything is encoded in ``UTF-8``
-  * Ensure that the JDK/Java-Version is correct
+    * Install the following plugins:
+        * [Save Actions](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7642-save-actions) - Provides save actions, like running
+          the formatter or adding ``final`` to fields
+        * [SonarLint](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7973-sonarlint) - CodeStyle/CodeAnalysis
+        * [Checkstyle-IDEA](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/1065-checkstyle-idea) - CodeStyle/CodeAnalysis
+    * Import the project
+    * Ensure that everything is encoded in ``UTF-8``
+    * Ensure that the JDK/Java-Version is correct
 
 ## Releasing [![Build](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/xdev-software/xapi-db-informix/release.yml?branch=master)](https://github.com/xdev-software/xapi-db-informix/actions/workflows/release.yml)
 
 Before releasing:
-* Consider doing a [test-deployment](https://github.com/xdev-software/xapi-db-informix/actions/workflows/test-deploy.yml?query=branch%3Adevelop) before actually releasing.
+
+* Consider doing
+  a [test-deployment](https://github.com/xdev-software/xapi-db-informix/actions/workflows/test-deploy.yml?query=branch%3Adevelop)
+  before actually releasing.
 * Check the [changelog](CHANGELOG.md)
 
 If the ``develop`` is ready for release, create a pull request to the ``master``-Branch and merge the changes.
 
 When the release is finished do the following:
-* Merge the auto-generated PR (with the incremented version number) back into the ``develop``
\ No newline at end of file
+
+* Merge the auto-generated PR (with the incremented version number) back into the ``develop``
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
index 251cf73..ebdd153 100644
--- a/SECURITY.md
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 
 ## Reporting a Vulnerability
 
-Please report a security vulnerability [on GitHub Security Advisories](https://github.com/xdev-software/xapi-db-informix/security/advisories/new).
+Please report a security
+vulnerability [on GitHub Security Advisories](https://github.com/xdev-software/xapi-db-informix/security/advisories/new)
+.