diff --git a/.azdo/ci-pr.yaml b/.azdo/ci-pr.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89a7117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.azdo/ci-pr.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Azure DevOps PR validation pipeline
+# Matches GitHub Actions workflow for consistency
+
+pr:
+- main
+
+trigger: none  # Only run on PRs, not on direct pushes
+
+pool:
+  vmImage: ubuntu-latest
+
+# Simplified to single Python version (per project requirements)
+# Can expand to matrix testing later if needed
+
+steps:
+- task: UsePythonVersion@0
+  inputs:
+    versionSpec: '3.12'
+    addToPath: true
+  displayName: 'Use Python 3.12'
+
+- script: |
+    python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+    python -m pip install flake8 black build
+    if [ -f dev_dependencies.txt ]; then pip install -r dev_dependencies.txt; fi
+  displayName: 'Install dependencies'
+
+- script: |
+    black src tests --check
+  displayName: 'Check format with black'
+
+- script: |
+    # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
+    flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
+    # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings
+    flake8 . --count --exit-zero --show-source --statistics
+  displayName: 'Lint with flake8'
+
+- script: |
+    python -m build
+  displayName: 'Build package'
+
+- script: |
+    python -m pip install dist/*.whl
+  displayName: 'Install wheel'
+
+- script: |
+    pytest
+  displayName: 'Test with pytest'
+
+- task: PublishTestResults@2
+  condition: succeededOrFailed()
+  inputs:
+    testResultsFiles: '**/test-*.xml'
+    testRunTitle: 'Python 3.12'
+  displayName: 'Publish test results'
diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80bf5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[flake8]
+max-line-length = 120
+max-complexity = 10
+exclude =
+    __pycache__
+    .venv
+    venv
+    build
+    dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47abe22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+name: Python package
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Simplified to single Python version (per project requirements)
+    # Can expand to matrix testing later: strategy.matrix.python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    
+    - name: Set up Python 3.12
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.12"
+    
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        python -m pip install flake8 black build
+        if [ -f dev_dependencies.txt ]; then pip install -r dev_dependencies.txt; fi
+    
+    - name: Check format with black
+      continue-on-error: true  # TODO: fix detected formatting errors and remove this line.
+      run: |
+        black src tests --check
+    
+    - name: Lint with flake8
+      run: |
+        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
+        flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
+        # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings, matching Agents-for-python approach
+        flake8 . --count --exit-zero --show-source --statistics
+    
+    - name: Build package
+      run: |
+        python -m build
+    
+    - name: Install wheel
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install dist/*.whl
+    
+    - name: Test with pytest
+      run: |
+        pytest
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ade441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# Changelog
+
+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).
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+- Initial SDK implementation with CRUD operations
+- Service principal authentication support
+- Interactive browser authentication support
+- SQL query execution via `query_sql()`
+- File upload capabilities
+- Pandas integration for query results
+- Structured error handling with specific exception types
+- GitHub Actions CI pipeline for automated testing
+- Azure DevOps PR validation pipeline
+
+### Changed
+- N/A
+
+### Deprecated
+- N/A
+
+### Removed
+- N/A
+
+### Fixed
+- N/A
+
+### Security
+- N/A
+
+## [0.1.0] - TBD
+
+### Added
+- First alpha release
+- Core Dataverse client with authentication
+- Basic CRUD operations (create, get, update, delete)
+- OData query support
+- SQL query support
+- Error handling framework
+- Example scripts for common scenarios
+
+---
+
+## Release Notes Template
+
+When creating a new release, copy this template:
+
+```markdown
+## [X.Y.Z] - YYYY-MM-DD
+
+### Added
+- New features
+
+### Changed
+- Changes in existing functionality
+
+### Deprecated
+- Soon-to-be removed features
+
+### Removed
+- Removed features
+
+### Fixed
+- Bug fixes
+
+### Security
+- Security improvements or fixes
+```
diff --git a/dev_dependencies.txt b/dev_dependencies.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c10927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev_dependencies.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Development dependencies for dataverse-client-python
+# Install with: pip install -r dev_dependencies.txt
+
+pytest>=8.3.1
+pytest-asyncio>=0.21
+pytest-mock>=3.0
+black>=23.0
+flake8>=6.0
+build>=0.10
+twine>=4.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1ca669b..f26cd28 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=61.0"]
+requires = ["setuptools>=64"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
-name = "dataverse-python-client"
+name = "dataverse-client-python"
 version = "0.1.0"
-description = "Dataverse Python client"
-authors = [{ name = "POC" }]
-readme = "README.md"
+description = "Python SDK for Microsoft Dataverse"
+readme = {file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown"}
+authors = [{name = "Microsoft Corporation"}]
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+]
 dependencies = [
-  "azure-identity>=1.17.0",
-  "azure-core>=1.30.2",
-  "requests>=2.32.0",
-  "pytest>=8.3.1",
-  "pandas>=2.2.0",
+    "azure-identity>=1.17.0",
+    "azure-core>=1.30.2",
+    "requests>=2.32.0",
+    "pandas>=2.2.0",
 ]
 
+[project.urls]
+"Homepage" = "https://github.com/microsoft/PowerPlatform-DataverseClient-Python"
+
 [tool.setuptools]
-# Use the src/ layout
 package-dir = {"" = "src"}
-
-[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
-# Discover packages under src/, include our package, and exclude non-package folders
-where = ["src"]
-include = ["dataverse_sdk*"]
-exclude = ["tests*", "examples*"]
-
-[tool.pytest.ini_options]
-addopts = "-q"
-pythonpath = ["src"]
diff --git a/src/dataverse_sdk/__init__.py b/src/dataverse_sdk/__init__.py
index 1fced98..9c593a4 100644
--- a/src/dataverse_sdk/__init__.py
+++ b/src/dataverse_sdk/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from .__version__ import __version__
 from .client import DataverseClient
 
-__all__ = ["DataverseClient"]
+__all__ = ["DataverseClient", "__version__"]
diff --git a/src/dataverse_sdk/__version__.py b/src/dataverse_sdk/__version__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5895a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dataverse_sdk/__version__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"""Version information for dataverse-client-python package."""
+
+__version__ = "0.1.0"