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+# Changelog
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+## 1.0.0 (2024-01-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* integrate baseDir per env feature from lib ([87c7495](https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/sig-release/commit/87c7495765602196c4e2397cac4f0784b2582607))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* reading helm subcharts ([0b24dcf](https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/sig-release/commit/0b24dcfe848f8c383dbe186b3c861d1ad7940b87))
+* reading helm subcharts ([d3e2725](https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/sig-release/commit/d3e27253597faceef41c00b4c470e73f58d89068))
+* remove old DEPENDENCIES ([3deb368](https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/sig-release/commit/3deb3681c632b24485ec360a4cf8d86f4bf184d8))
+* remove very verbose repo response logging ([beb78eb](https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/sig-release/commit/beb78eb07be355d9daaddf70df9d766ee71ecc83))