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+# 1.0.0 (2018-10-20)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add basic tool as an example ([24503a4](https://github.com/literallycanvas/literallycanvas-core/commit/24503a4))
+* add very simple demo as a smoketest for the build ([fa714f2](https://github.com/literallycanvas/literallycanvas-core/commit/fa714f2))
+* convert core to js and remove the rest ([0baa450](https://github.com/literallycanvas/literallycanvas-core/commit/0baa450))
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 {
   "name": "literallycanvas-core",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "HTML5 drawing widget - core lib",
   "main": "dist/bundle.js",
   "files": [