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+# friends-cli change log
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+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
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+## [1.0.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/moose-team/friends-cli/releases/v1.0.0-alpha.1) - 2016-11-03
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+- alpha release