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+# Changelog
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
+
+## next
+
+## [0.0.6] - 20 June-2024
+
+### Added
+- added support for Python 3.12
+
+### Fixed
+- treat all HTTP statuses less than 400 as success instead of only HTTP statuses 200 and 404 codes
+- OpenSSL libraries names are different on Windows which cause linking to fail; update to select the correct library name.
+
+[0.0.6]: https://github.com/symbol/product/releases/tag/lightapi%2Fpython%2Fv0.0.6