chore(release): version 0.16.0

Author: apiad

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.16.0] - 2026-03-20
+
+### Added
+- **Timestamp-Based Journal Validation:** Implemented an automated check in the `pre-commit.py` hook that parses the latest journal entry's ISO timestamp and compares it against the modification times of any changed files.
+- **Journal Script Tooling:** Added `.gemini/scripts/journal.py`, a simple utility script for correctly formatting and appending new journal entries.
+- **Hook Installation Check:** Added an automatic check to the `welcome.py` script that alerts the user if the project's pre-commit hooks are not installed.
+
+### Changed
+- **Improved Hook Robustness:** Enhanced the pre-commit script to correctly ignore the journal file's own modification when checking for pending documentation updates.
+
 ## [0.15.0] - 2026-03-20
 
 ### Added

docs/install.sh

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e
 
 # --- Configuration ---
 REPO_URL="https://github.com/apiad/starter.git"
-VERSION="0.15.0"
+VERSION="0.16.0"
 
 # --- Functions ---
 banner() {

journal/2026-03-20.md

@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 [2026-03-20T08:33:57] - Improved pre-commit hook with timestamp-based journal validation and added journal.py script
 [2026-03-20T08:35:07] - Testing the pre-commit hook by modifying README.md
 [2026-03-20T08:37:07] - feat(hooks): add pre-commit hook installation check to welcome script
+[2026-03-20T08:38:31] - chore(release): version 0.16.0