diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e448ae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# 1.0.0 - 2025-10-13
+
+* chore!: initial release under semantic versioning.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/src/database/migrations/20251013000056_add_saved_filters_to_user_preferences.dart b/lib/src/database/migrations/20251013000056_add_saved_filters_to_user_preferences.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..919df74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/database/migrations/20251013000056_add_saved_filters_to_user_preferences.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import 'package:flutter_news_app_api_server_full_source_code/src/database/migration.dart';
+import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
+import 'package:mongo_dart/mongo_dart.dart';
+
+/// Migration to add the `savedFilters` field to existing
+/// `user_content_preferences` documents.
+class AddSavedFiltersToUserPreferences extends Migration {
+  /// {@macro add_saved_filters_to_user_preferences}
+  AddSavedFiltersToUserPreferences()
+    : super(
+        prDate: '20251013000056',
+        prId: '56',
+        prSummary: 'Add savedFilters field to user_content_preferences',
+      );
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> up(Db db, Logger log) async {
+    final collection = db.collection('user_content_preferences');
+    final result = await collection.updateMany(
+      // Filter for documents where 'savedFilters' does not exist.
+      where.notExists('savedFilters'),
+      // Set 'savedFilters' to an empty array.
+      modify.set('savedFilters', <dynamic>[]),
+    );
+    log.info(
+      'Updated ${result.nModified} documents in user_content_preferences.',
+    );
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> down(Db db, Logger log) async {
+    final collection = db.collection('user_content_preferences');
+    await collection.updateMany(
+      where.exists('savedFilters'),
+      modify.unset('savedFilters'),
+    );
+    log.info('Removed "savedFilters" field from user_content_preferences.');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/database/migrations/all_migrations.dart b/lib/src/database/migrations/all_migrations.dart
index 4c5a728..596767a 100644
--- a/lib/src/database/migrations/all_migrations.dart
+++ b/lib/src/database/migrations/all_migrations.dart
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import 'package:flutter_news_app_api_server_full_source_code/src/database/migration.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_news_app_api_server_full_source_code/src/database/migrations/20250924084800__refactor_ad_config_to_role_based.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_news_app_api_server_full_source_code/src/database/migrations/20251013000056_add_saved_filters_to_user_preferences.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_news_app_api_server_full_source_code/src/services/database_migration_service.dart'
     show DatabaseMigrationService;
 
 /// A central list of all database migrations to be applied.
 ///
 /// New migration classes should be added to this list. The
-/// [DatabaseMigrationService] will automatically sort and apply them based on
-/// their `prDate` property.
+/// [DatabaseMigrationService] will automatically sort and apply them based
+/// on their `prDate` property.
 final List<Migration> allMigrations = [
   RefactorAdConfigToRoleBased(),
+  AddSavedFiltersToUserPreferences(),
 ];
diff --git a/lib/src/services/auth_service.dart b/lib/src/services/auth_service.dart
index 1dfe650..eb0a751 100644
--- a/lib/src/services/auth_service.dart
+++ b/lib/src/services/auth_service.dart
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ class AuthService {
         followedSources: const [],
         followedTopics: const [],
         savedHeadlines: const [],
+        savedFilters: const [],
       );
       await _userContentPreferencesRepository.create(
         item: defaultUserPreferences,
diff --git a/lib/src/services/database_seeding_service.dart b/lib/src/services/database_seeding_service.dart
index dd139da..fc89de8 100644
--- a/lib/src/services/database_seeding_service.dart
+++ b/lib/src/services/database_seeding_service.dart
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ class DatabaseSeedingService {
       followedSources: const [],
       followedTopics: const [],
       savedHeadlines: const [],
+      savedFilters: const [],
     );
     await _db.collection('user_content_preferences').insertOne({
       '_id': userId,
diff --git a/lib/src/services/default_user_preference_limit_service.dart b/lib/src/services/default_user_preference_limit_service.dart
index b57d0c2..b299cb5 100644
--- a/lib/src/services/default_user_preference_limit_service.dart
+++ b/lib/src/services/default_user_preference_limit_service.dart
@@ -50,18 +50,28 @@ class DefaultUserPreferenceLimitService implements UserPreferenceLimitService {
       // 2. Determine the limit based on the user's app role.
       int limit;
       String accountType;
+      final isFollowedItem =
+          itemType == 'country' || itemType == 'source' || itemType == 'topic';
 
       switch (user.appRole) {
         case AppUserRole.premiumUser:
           accountType = 'premium';
-          limit = (itemType == 'headline')
-              ? limits.premiumSavedHeadlinesLimit
-              : limits.premiumFollowedItemsLimit;
+          if (isFollowedItem) {
+            limit = limits.premiumFollowedItemsLimit;
+          } else if (itemType == 'headline') {
+            limit = limits.premiumSavedHeadlinesLimit;
+          } else {
+            limit = limits.premiumSavedFiltersLimit;
+          }
         case AppUserRole.standardUser:
           accountType = 'standard';
-          limit = (itemType == 'headline')
-              ? limits.authenticatedSavedHeadlinesLimit
-              : limits.authenticatedFollowedItemsLimit;
+          if (isFollowedItem) {
+            limit = limits.authenticatedFollowedItemsLimit;
+          } else if (itemType == 'headline') {
+            limit = limits.authenticatedSavedHeadlinesLimit;
+          } else {
+            limit = limits.authenticatedSavedFiltersLimit;
+          }
         case AppUserRole.guestUser:
           accountType = 'guest';
           limit = (itemType == 'headline')
@@ -113,6 +123,7 @@ class DefaultUserPreferenceLimitService implements UserPreferenceLimitService {
       // 2. Determine limits based on the user's app role.
       int followedItemsLimit;
       int savedHeadlinesLimit;
+      int savedFiltersLimit;
       String accountType;
 
       switch (user.appRole) {
@@ -120,14 +131,17 @@ class DefaultUserPreferenceLimitService implements UserPreferenceLimitService {
           accountType = 'premium';
           followedItemsLimit = limits.premiumFollowedItemsLimit;
           savedHeadlinesLimit = limits.premiumSavedHeadlinesLimit;
+          savedFiltersLimit = limits.premiumSavedFiltersLimit;
         case AppUserRole.standardUser:
           accountType = 'standard';
           followedItemsLimit = limits.authenticatedFollowedItemsLimit;
           savedHeadlinesLimit = limits.authenticatedSavedHeadlinesLimit;
+          savedFiltersLimit = limits.authenticatedSavedFiltersLimit;
         case AppUserRole.guestUser:
           accountType = 'guest';
           followedItemsLimit = limits.guestFollowedItemsLimit;
           savedHeadlinesLimit = limits.guestSavedHeadlinesLimit;
+          savedFiltersLimit = limits.guestSavedFiltersLimit;
       }
 
       // 3. Check if proposed preferences exceed limits
@@ -155,6 +169,12 @@ class DefaultUserPreferenceLimitService implements UserPreferenceLimitService {
           'for your account type ($accountType).',
         );
       }
+      if (updatedPreferences.savedFilters.length > savedFiltersLimit) {
+        throw ForbiddenException(
+          'You have reached the maximum number of saved filters allowed '
+          'for your account type ($accountType).',
+        );
+      }
     } on HttpException {
       // Propagate known exceptions from repositories
       rethrow;
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 21a7955..243c0c3 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       path: "."
-      ref: "828b984517edec069266579c624c7af9fbe0e2ac"
-      resolved-ref: "828b984517edec069266579c624c7af9fbe0e2ac"
+      ref: "v1.2.0"
+      resolved-ref: d052799c1ebb7bcdd1a725a2a7919948c14fa001
       url: "https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/core.git"
     source: git
-    version: "0.0.0"
+    version: "1.2.0"
   coverage:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       path: "."
-      ref: "960a00882045ee252274d9d57bfca606c1fe5d64"
-      resolved-ref: "960a00882045ee252274d9d57bfca606c1fe5d64"
+      ref: "v1.0.0"
+      resolved-ref: b9a8a8c2c660928c22f2d38d657000bcae4c74d6
       url: "https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/data-client.git"
     source: git
     version: "0.0.0"
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       path: "."
-      ref: ee2ace6243f1ad4710c192c36215d3ce9e91c7a3
-      resolved-ref: ee2ace6243f1ad4710c192c36215d3ce9e91c7a3
+      ref: "v1.0.0"
+      resolved-ref: f55b686acdbc0af9c617df4833733a07f9208b57
       url: "https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/data-mongodb.git"
     source: git
     version: "0.0.0"
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       path: "."
-      ref: f8f01f1191286efbba41fa2bb369fb16eb652ccf
-      resolved-ref: f8f01f1191286efbba41fa2bb369fb16eb652ccf
+      ref: "v1.0.0"
+      resolved-ref: "7f9242d810d60fefd2f883b19e1650e8e4eb41a3"
       url: "https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/data-repository.git"
     source: git
     version: "0.0.0"
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       path: "."
-      ref: c5e36d06b58918056dde4a58d177a39fb66bfe24
-      resolved-ref: c5e36d06b58918056dde4a58d177a39fb66bfe24
+      ref: "v1.0.0"
+      resolved-ref: "31faf0e429aeea519204dfdd26afdba36ea1d8dc"
       url: "https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/email-client.git"
     source: git
     version: "0.0.0"
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       path: "."
-      ref: a68acd99c37b844af4eb3ed9f2eb9fd494c57f73
-      resolved-ref: a68acd99c37b844af4eb3ed9f2eb9fd494c57f73
+      ref: "v1.0.0"
+      resolved-ref: "2be152f3c48acd35d0a79a01d7258a4e8e8ab399"
       url: "https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/email-repository.git"
     source: git
     version: "0.0.0"
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       path: "."
-      ref: "4cd256b1a65a648db2519d8b26b4e9174d4d3a0c"
-      resolved-ref: "4cd256b1a65a648db2519d8b26b4e9174d4d3a0c"
+      ref: "v1.0.0"
+      resolved-ref: f28572a0c0598348391df7701a205249f2454031
       url: "https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/email-sendgrid.git"
     source: git
     version: "0.0.0"
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       path: "."
-      ref: "57f6bcfc0f209ecc135fdcb688194045ec87e6e8"
-      resolved-ref: "57f6bcfc0f209ecc135fdcb688194045ec87e6e8"
+      ref: "v1.0.1"
+      resolved-ref: ce550196f78ee2e95aa9e985759179265983689d
       url: "https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/http-client.git"
     source: git
     version: "0.0.0"
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index b29a480..93e93ed 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: flutter_news_app_api_server_full_source_code
 description: The complete backend API server for the Flutter News App Toolkit, built with Dart Frog. Powers authentication, data management, user settings, and more.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/flutter-news-app-api-server-full-source-code
 publish_to: none
+version: 1.0.0
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.9.0
@@ -11,38 +12,38 @@ dependencies:
   core:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/core.git
-      ref: 828b984517edec069266579c624c7af9fbe0e2ac
+      ref: v1.2.0
   dart_frog: ^1.1.0
   dart_jsonwebtoken: ^3.2.0
   data_client:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/data-client.git
-      ref: 960a00882045ee252274d9d57bfca606c1fe5d64
+      ref: v1.0.0
   data_mongodb:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/data-mongodb.git
-      ref: ee2ace6243f1ad4710c192c36215d3ce9e91c7a3
+      ref: v1.0.0
   data_repository:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/data-repository.git
-      ref: f8f01f1191286efbba41fa2bb369fb16eb652ccf
+      ref: v1.0.0
   dotenv: ^4.2.0
   email_client:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/email-client.git
-      ref: c5e36d06b58918056dde4a58d177a39fb66bfe24
+      ref: v1.0.0
   email_repository:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/email-repository.git
-      ref: a68acd99c37b844af4eb3ed9f2eb9fd494c57f73
+      ref: v1.0.0
   email_sendgrid:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/email-sendgrid.git
-      ref: 4cd256b1a65a648db2519d8b26b4e9174d4d3a0c
+      ref: v1.0.0
   http_client:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/flutter-news-app-full-source-code/http-client.git
-      ref: 57f6bcfc0f209ecc135fdcb688194045ec87e6e8
+      ref: v1.0.1
   json_annotation: ^4.9.0
   logging: ^1.3.0
   meta: ^1.16.0