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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).
+
+## [1.0.0] - 2022-04-20
+
+### Added 
+
+- Documentation
+  - Use cases diagram
+  - Starter Kits
+    - `CHANGELOG.md` (template)
+    - `CONTRIBUTING.md` (template)
+    - `README.md` (template)
+    - Bug and New Feature Issue tickets (templates)
+    - `CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md` (template)
+    - `PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md` (template)
+  - Trade-study for documenation hosts
+- Continuous Testing
+  - Use cases diagram
+  - Starter Kits
+    - Patch integrity GitHub Action validating Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)
+    - Patch integrity GitHub Action ensuring Git secrets are not committed
+- Continuous Integration
+  - Use cases diagram
+- Website
+  - Rendering into HTML using RETYPE library