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-{".": "0.0.0"}
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+# Changelog
+
+## 1.0.0 (2024-09-27)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* replace usage of u16s in generics with u32s ([#12](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir_json_parser/issues/12))
+* update to 0.34.0 ([#6](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir_json_parser/issues/6))
+
+### Features
+
+* Update to 0.34.0 ([#6](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir_json_parser/issues/6)) ([ec163ab](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir_json_parser/commit/ec163ab7d1564db54a2db1f64ee479cc14dbdd68))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Replace usage of u16s in generics with u32s ([#12](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir_json_parser/issues/12)) ([09a5bde](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir_json_parser/commit/09a5bde90e7c5f1eb221a0da986b7e88113c187d))