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+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Changelog for package motion_capture_tracking
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Forthcoming
+-----------
+* initial release
+* Contributors: Wolfgang Hönig
diff --git a/motion_capture_tracking_interfaces/CHANGELOG.rst b/motion_capture_tracking_interfaces/CHANGELOG.rst
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+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Changelog for package motion_capture_tracking_interfaces
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Forthcoming
+-----------
+* initial motion_capture_tracking_interfaces package
+* Contributors: Wolfgang Hoenig