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+# Changelog
+
+## 1.0.0 (2023-09-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* first working version of merger ([bd0ef52](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/bd0ef52ef46381c13ab8ebcf1cc6970328910b64))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* update the main readme and use cases ([1d2e9d4](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/1d2e9d45d3aa8ca3bae49ef11361cf4ed43338d9))
+* use case - append CustomResources lists without schema ([4be2cc1](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/4be2cc168219fe040a556a02cfdd8d76b9c9695e))
+* use case - Generate multiple manifests from a single file ([37b9ce1](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/37b9ce1c7a8d4daabc5a6762d1d5e3a1566c1e02))
+* use case - Organize long manifests into smaller ones ([dad79e0](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/dad79e0a9e19f46d261c6ed288d25756d59ab559))
+
+
+### Continuous Integration
+
+* go linter config and ci workflow ([#1](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/issues/1)) ([8a3c75e](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/8a3c75e1d9eccc9f5ef1211f033b2a5e5d2338cf))
+* go releaser ([#2](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/issues/2)) ([df20b82](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/df20b8281c8107832f0f66d0f857f5f32d558215))
+* renovate for dependency update ([#4](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/issues/4)) ([61ea189](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/61ea189dca345c24e4141bc479da6eb1becfd3aa))
+* **security:** apply best practices by step security ([#8](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/issues/8)) ([fe208e0](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/fe208e06b1d35c454cddcec881d6c282b1691a0a))
+* **security:** codeql analysis workflow ([#3](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/issues/3)) ([246696c](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/246696c73b5c0635ca421727d6e88035a02eb80a))
+* **security:** Scorecard security workflow ([52c4496](https://github.com/aabouzaid/kustomize-plugin-merger/commit/52c4496f409c13536c8adf6f3539eb0f1c605944))