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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+- setup tooling
+- add changelog
+
+## [v0.1.0] - 2022-04-16
+
+- Initial minial working example
+
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/nim65s/cmw/compare/v0.1.0...main
+[v2.0.0]: https://github.com/nim65s/cmw/releases/tag/v0.1.0