diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 53c4cff..50db8dc 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # woad.Ruby - Changes <!-- omit in toc -->
 
 
+## 0.0.1 - 15th August 2026
+
+* SGR colour and reset codes (`RESET`, `FG_*`, `BG_*`, including bright variants);
+
+
 ## 0.0.0 - 15th August 2026
 
 * initial project scaffolding;
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fdab37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# woad.Ruby - News <!-- omit in toc -->
+
+| Date             | News Item                                                                              |
+| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| 15th August 2026 | [**woad.Ruby** 0.0.1](https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Ruby/releases/tag/0.0.1) |
+| 15th August 2026 | [**woad.Ruby** 0.0.0](https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Ruby/releases/tag/0.0.0) |
+
+
+<!-- ########################### end of file ########################### -->
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ef049c9..1225abc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ Use via **require**, as in:
 
 ```Ruby
 require 'woad'
+
+puts "#{Woad::FG_GREEN}ok#{Woad::RESET}"
 ```
 
 
 ## Components
 
-**woad.Ruby** currently ships the **`Woad`** root module and version metadata (`require 'woad'`). Colour codes, TTY/stream gating, and Windows virtual-terminal opt-in are not implemented in this 0.0.0 skeleton.
+**woad.Ruby** ships SGR string constants (`RESET`, `FG_*`, `BG_*`, including bright variants). TTY/stream gating and Windows virtual-terminal opt-in are not implemented yet.
 
 
 ## Project Information
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ Defect reports, feature requests, and pull requests are welcome on https://githu
 
 ### Related projects
 
+* [**woad**](https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad/)
 * [**woad.Python**](https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Python/)
 * [**woad.Rust**](https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Rust/)
 
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index fd66ada..684f018 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 ## Functional improvements
 
-* [ ] SGR colour and reset codes;
+* [x] ~~~SGR colour and reset codes~~~ ✅;
 * [ ] TTY-conditional colour codes (process and per-stream);
 * [ ] Windows virtual-terminal gating (OS build + `GetConsoleMode`);
 
diff --git a/lib/woad.rb b/lib/woad.rb
index be06ee1..a8a45c6 100644
--- a/lib/woad.rb
+++ b/lib/woad.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,53 @@
 ## Root module for *woad*
 module Woad
 
+  # Reset
+
+  RESET                   = "\e[0m"
+
+  # Foreground (standard)
+
+  FG_BLACK                = "\e[30m"
+  FG_RED                  = "\e[31m"
+  FG_GREEN                = "\e[32m"
+  FG_YELLOW               = "\e[33m"
+  FG_BLUE                 = "\e[34m"
+  FG_MAGENTA              = "\e[35m"
+  FG_CYAN                 = "\e[36m"
+  FG_WHITE                = "\e[37m"
+
+  # Foreground (bright)
+
+  FG_BRIGHT_BLACK         = "\e[90m"
+  FG_BRIGHT_RED           = "\e[91m"
+  FG_BRIGHT_GREEN         = "\e[92m"
+  FG_BRIGHT_YELLOW        = "\e[93m"
+  FG_BRIGHT_BLUE          = "\e[94m"
+  FG_BRIGHT_MAGENTA       = "\e[95m"
+  FG_BRIGHT_CYAN          = "\e[96m"
+  FG_BRIGHT_WHITE         = "\e[97m"
+
+  # Background (standard)
+
+  BG_BLACK                = "\e[40m"
+  BG_RED                  = "\e[41m"
+  BG_GREEN                = "\e[42m"
+  BG_YELLOW               = "\e[43m"
+  BG_BLUE                 = "\e[44m"
+  BG_MAGENTA              = "\e[45m"
+  BG_CYAN                 = "\e[46m"
+  BG_WHITE                = "\e[47m"
+
+  # Background (bright)
+
+  BG_BRIGHT_BLACK         = "\e[100m"
+  BG_BRIGHT_RED           = "\e[101m"
+  BG_BRIGHT_GREEN         = "\e[102m"
+  BG_BRIGHT_YELLOW        = "\e[103m"
+  BG_BRIGHT_BLUE          = "\e[104m"
+  BG_BRIGHT_MAGENTA       = "\e[105m"
+  BG_BRIGHT_CYAN          = "\e[106m"
+  BG_BRIGHT_WHITE         = "\e[107m"
 end # module Woad
 
 
diff --git a/lib/woad/version.rb b/lib/woad/version.rb
index b33d353..7e56c82 100644
--- a/lib/woad/version.rb
+++ b/lib/woad/version.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 module Woad
 
   # Current version of the woad.Ruby library
-  VERSION           = '0.0.0'
+  VERSION           = '0.0.1'
 
   private
   # @!visibility private
diff --git a/test/unit/tc_codes.rb b/test/unit/tc_codes.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39a1006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/tc_codes.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby
+
+$:.unshift File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../../lib')
+
+
+require 'woad'
+
+require 'test/unit'
+
+
+class Test_codes < Test::Unit::TestCase
+
+  def test_RESET
+
+    assert_equal "\e[0m", Woad::RESET
+  end
+
+  def test_FG_RED
+
+    assert_equal "\e[31m", Woad::FG_RED
+  end
+
+  def test_BG_BLUE
+
+    assert_equal "\e[44m", Woad::BG_BLUE
+  end
+
+  def test_codes_are_csi_sgr
+
+    [
+      Woad::RESET,
+      Woad::FG_BLACK,
+      Woad::FG_BRIGHT_WHITE,
+      Woad::BG_BLACK,
+      Woad::BG_BRIGHT_WHITE,
+    ].each do |code|
+
+      assert code.start_with?("\e[")
+      assert code.end_with?('m')
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/woad.gemspec b/woad.gemspec
index eb09897..30d0f6a 100644
--- a/woad.gemspec
+++ b/woad.gemspec
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ END_DESC
     'source_code_uri' => 'https://github.com/synesissoftware/woad.Ruby',
   }
 
-  spec.files        = Dir[ 'Rakefile', '{bin,examples,lib,man,spec,test}/**/*', 'AUTHORS.md', 'CHANGES.md', 'LICENSE*', 'README*', 'TODO.md' ]
+  spec.files        = Dir[ 'Rakefile', '{bin,examples,lib,man,spec,test}/**/*', 'AUTHORS.md', 'CHANGES.md', 'LICENSE*', 'NEWS.md', 'README*', 'TODO.md' ]
 end