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+# @yarks/core
+
+# 1.0.0 (2019-08-01)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **publish:** remove trailing slash from hardcoded registry url
+  ([d3a3d4e](https://github.com/meatwallace/yarks/commit/d3a3d4e)), closes
+  [#46](https://github.com/meatwallace/yarks/issues/46)
+
+### Features
+
+- **packages:** split core api and cli into seperate workspaces
+  ([e28146b](https://github.com/meatwallace/yarks/commit/e28146b)), closes
+  [#14](https://github.com/meatwallace/yarks/issues/14)
+  [#2](https://github.com/meatwallace/yarks/issues/2)
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
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 {
   "name": "@yarks/core",
-  "version": "1.0.0-development",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "core API for yarks, a yarn workspaces task runner",
   "author": "Geoff Whatley <me@geoffwhatley.com> (https://geoffwhatley.com/)",
   "license": "MIT",