diff --git a/.zenodo.json b/.zenodo.json
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+++ b/.zenodo.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+    "access_right": "open",
+    "creators": [
+	{
+	    "name": "The International GEOS-Chem User Community"
+	}
+    ],
+    "description": "GEOS-Chem (science codebase)",
+    "keywords": [
+	"atmospheric-chemistry",
+	"atmospheric-composition",
+	"atmospheric-modeling",
+	"aws",
+	"climate-modeling",
+	"cloud-computing",
+	"geos-chem",
+	"atmospheric-computing",
+	"scientific-computing"
+    ],
+    "license": "mit-license",
+    "upload_type": "software"
+}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 ### Added
 - Added Australian Hg emissions for 2000-2019 from MacFarlane et. al. [2022], plus corresponding mask file
 - Added comments in GEOS-Chem Classic `HISTORY.rc` template files advising users not to change the `BoundaryConditions.frequency` setting
+- Added `.zenodo.json` for auto-DOI generation upon version releases
 
 ### Fixed
 - Reverted CH4 livestock emissions to EDGAR v7 to avoid hotspots and to apply seasonality