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+# Changelog
+
+## 0.1.0 (2023-02-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* initial implementation ([#17](https://www.github.com/ipfs/helia/issues/17)) ([343d360](https://www.github.com/ipfs/helia/commit/343d36016b164ed45cec4eb670d7f74860166ce4))
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 {
   "name": "helia",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "description": "An implementation of IPFS in JavaScript",
   "license": "Apache-2.0 OR MIT",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/ipfs/helia#readme",