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 # Changelog
 
+## 5.0.0-beta
+### updating
+If updating to Blendid 5 on an existing project, the default, gh-pages, build and other tasks will still work the same. If adding to a new project, the specific init tasks (Craft, Rails, Drupal, etc) have been taken out in favor of the standard init task. To get the full benefit of the prettier integration, you will need to install the prettier plugin on your editor and set it to update on save within the preferences.
+
 ## 4.4.2
 - relatively references directories and files within init task
 
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 **Blendid** is a delicious stand-alone blend of tasks and build tools that form a full-featured modern asset pipeline. It can be used as-is as a static site builder, or can be configured and integrated into your own development environment and site or app structure.
 
+## Blendid 5.0
+Blendid is getting an overhaul. We at Viget use Blendid for all of our projects but it is starting to grow stale. In an effort to keep it easy to maintain and valuable for us, we have decided to simplify what it does. This means for version 5, we will be removing the `extras/` directory in favor of the making the default init task as up to date as possible. We will also be adding better documentation to [the wiki](https://github.com/vigetlabs/blendid/wiki) in order to make it clear and useful for the community.
+
 ## Quick start on a fresh project (empty directory)
 ```bash
 yarn init
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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 {
   "name": "blendid",
-  "version": "4.4.2",
+  "version": "5.0.0",
   "description": "A full featured configurable front-end asset pipeline and static site builder",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {