diff --git a/.release-please/manifest.json b/.release-please/manifest.json
index 12a199e..41986e3 100644
--- a/.release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "crates/spuxx-utils": "0.1.0"
+  "crates/spuxx-utils": "0.2.0"
 }
diff --git a/crates/spuxx-utils/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/spuxx-utils/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a4f07a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/spuxx-utils/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [0.2.0](https://github.com/spuxx-dev/rslibs/compare/spuxx-utils-v0.1.0...spuxx-utils-v0.2.0) (2026-06-16)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **env:** Implement `required()` and `optional()` loader functions for environment variables ([72c02e2](https://github.com/spuxx-dev/rslibs/commit/72c02e2da883dfa405a2f0802e9ca747821ce793))
+* **env:** Implement EnvConfig trait ([7408f6b](https://github.com/spuxx-dev/rslibs/commit/7408f6b74a082cd6405d1ce31e0e67f109c78f12))
diff --git a/crates/spuxx-utils/Cargo.toml b/crates/spuxx-utils/Cargo.toml
index 55a92d3..c0ef6a5 100644
--- a/crates/spuxx-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/spuxx-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "spuxx-utils"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 edition = "2024"
 authors = ["spuxx <hi@spuxx.dev>"]