diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8acdd82..4e379d2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.1
+0.0.2
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b29ee89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// empty go.mod file required to trigger go-based tag format
+// for tagged releases