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+# Change Log
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
+
+## [1.0.0] – 2017-09-09
+
+First release of Markdown Architectural Decision Records.
+
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/adr/madr/compare/v1.0.0...master
+[1.0.0]: https://github.com/adr/madr/releases/tag/v1.0.0