thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/docs/release.md b/docs/release.md
index 42f032b..9c5b6a7 100644
--- a/docs/release.md
+++ b/docs/release.md
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ We aim to release once every six months. We start the process by opening an issu
     
     Let's release v0.X, codenamed: <something witty>
     
-    - [ ] Bump the versions in the headers
+    - [ ] Bump the versions in the headers (`include/git2/version.h`)
+    - [ ] Bump the versions in the clib manifest (`package.json`)
     - [ ] Make a release candidate
     - [ ] Plug any final leaks
     - [ ] Fix any last-minute issues
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ Preparing the first release candidate includes updating the version number of li
 
 - CHANGELOG.md
 - include/git2/version.h
+- package.json
 
 As soon as the pull request is merged, the merge commit shall be tagged with a lightweight tag.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d33f31c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "libgit2",
+  "version": "0.27.0",
+  "repo": "https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2",
+  "description": " A cross-platform, linkable library implementation of Git that you can use in your application.",
+  "install": "mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. && cmake --build ."
+}