diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 07d69d2..9c88c4a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 .pre-commit-config.yaml
 .direnv
-result
\ No newline at end of file
+result
+template/flake.lock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template/flake.lock b/template/flake.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1f6d78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "devshell-lib": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "git-hooks": "git-hooks",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "treefmt-nix": "treefmt-nix"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1772603902,
+        "narHash": "sha256-GN5EC9m0flWDuc6qaB6QoIBD73yFnhl2PBIYXzSTGeQ=",
+        "ref": "v0.0.2",
+        "rev": "db4ed150e01e2f9245e668077245447d0089163f",
+        "revCount": 15,
+        "type": "git",
+        "url": "https://git.dgren.dev/eric/nix-flake-lib"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "ref": "v0.0.2",
+        "type": "git",
+        "url": "https://git.dgren.dev/eric/nix-flake-lib"
+      }
+    },
+    "flake-compat": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1767039857,
+        "narHash": "sha256-vNpUSpF5Nuw8xvDLj2KCwwksIbjua2LZCqhV1LNRDns=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "rev": "5edf11c44bc78a0d334f6334cdaf7d60d732daab",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "git-hooks": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
+        "gitignore": "gitignore",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1772024342,
+        "narHash": "sha256-+eXlIc4/7dE6EcPs9a2DaSY3fTA9AE526hGqkNID3Wg=",
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
+        "rev": "6e34e97ed9788b17796ee43ccdbaf871a5c2b476",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "gitignore": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "devshell-lib",
+          "git-hooks",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1709087332,
+        "narHash": "sha256-HG2cCnktfHsKV0s4XW83gU3F57gaTljL9KNSuG6bnQs=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
+        "rev": "637db329424fd7e46cf4185293b9cc8c88c95394",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1770073757,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy+G+F+3E/Tl+GMNgiHl9Pah2DgShmIUBJXmbiQPHbI=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "47472570b1e607482890801aeaf29bfb749884f6",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1770107345,
+        "narHash": "sha256-tbS0Ebx2PiA1FRW8mt8oejR0qMXmziJmPaU1d4kYY9g=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "4533d9293756b63904b7238acb84ac8fe4c8c2c4",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs_3": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1772542754,
+        "narHash": "sha256-WGV2hy+VIeQsYXpsLjdr4GvHv5eECMISX1zKLTedhdg=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "8c809a146a140c5c8806f13399592dbcb1bb5dc4",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "devshell-lib": "devshell-lib",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3"
+      }
+    },
+    "treefmt-nix": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1770228511,
+        "narHash": "sha256-wQ6NJSuFqAEmIg2VMnLdCnUc0b7vslUohqqGGD+Fyxk=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "treefmt-nix",
+        "rev": "337a4fe074be1042a35086f15481d763b8ddc0e7",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "treefmt-nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/template/flake.nix b/template/flake.nix
index 6975e32..0cb9224 100644
--- a/template/flake.nix
+++ b/template/flake.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   inputs = {
     nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs?ref=nixos-unstable";
-    devshell-lib.url = "git+https://git.dgren.dev/eric/nix-flake-lib";
+    devshell-lib.url = "git+https://git.dgren.dev/eric/nix-flake-lib?ref=v0.0.2";
     devshell-lib.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
   };
 
@@ -96,5 +96,50 @@
       );
 
       formatter = forAllSystems (system: (devshell-lib.lib.mkDevShell { inherit system; }).formatter);
+
+      # Optional: release command (nix run .#release)
+      #
+      # The release script always updates VERSION first, then:
+      #   1) runs release steps in order (file writes and scripts)
+      #   2) runs postVersion hook
+      #   3) formats, stages, commits, tags, and pushes
+      #
+      # Runtime env vars available in release.run/postVersion:
+      #   BASE_VERSION, CHANNEL, PRERELEASE_NUM, FULL_VERSION, FULL_TAG
+      #
+      # packages = forAllSystems (
+      #   system:
+      #   {
+      #     release = devshell-lib.lib.mkRelease {
+      #       inherit system;
+      #
+      #       release = [
+      #         {
+      #           file = "src/version.ts";
+      #           content = ''
+      #             export const APP_VERSION = "$FULL_VERSION" as const;
+      #           '';
+      #         }
+      #         {
+      #           file = "internal/version/version.go";
+      #           content = ''
+      #             package version
+      #
+      #             const Version = "$FULL_VERSION"
+      #           '';
+      #         }
+      #         {
+      #           run = ''
+      #             sed -E -i "s#^([[:space:]]*my-lib\\.url = \")github:org/my-lib[^"]*(\";)#\\1github:org/my-lib?ref=$FULL_TAG\\2#" "$ROOT_DIR/flake.nix"
+      #           '';
+      #         }
+      #       ];
+      #
+      #       postVersion = ''
+      #         echo "Released $FULL_TAG"
+      #       '';
+      #     };
+      #   }
+      # );
     };
 }