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+# BigWig Loader
+
+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).
+
+
+## [Unreleased]
+...
+
+## [v0.22.1]
+
+## [v0.0.1] - 2024-09-20
+### Added
+- release to pypi
+
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/pfizer-opensource/bigwig-loader/compare/v0.0.1...HEAD
+[v0.0.1]: https://github.com/pfizer-opensource/bigwig-loader/tree/v0.0.1