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+## 1.0.0 (2023-02-16)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* initial implementation ([#1](https://github.com/ipfs/helia-unixfs/issues/1)) ([adb6b0e](https://github.com/ipfs/helia-unixfs/commit/adb6b0e2626a3bdd08cdc4445e3367f104bc5bb8))
+
+
+### Trivial Changes
+
+* initial commit ([35e8a8f](https://github.com/ipfs/helia-unixfs/commit/35e8a8fd7c1ca68b21320b95211304bf01b30086))
+* Update .github/workflows/stale.yml [skip ci] ([bcb060d](https://github.com/ipfs/helia-unixfs/commit/bcb060d880175ab885479388049a1ca2e5873629))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* update readme ([83e5e0e](https://github.com/ipfs/helia-unixfs/commit/83e5e0e0ccfd27f9371c9a8940c237e398e9b68f))
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 {
   "name": "@helia/unixfs",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "A Helia-compatible wrapper for UnixFS",
   "license": "Apache-2.0 OR MIT",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/ipfs/helia-unixfs#readme",