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+# status-service-db Changelog
+
+## 0.1.0 - 2024-10-10
+
+### Added
+- first release, see README
+
+For previous history, see Git commits.
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 {
   "name": "@digitalcredentials/status-service-db",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node -r dotenv/config server.js",