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 # Versions
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+## v1.0.0-alpha.0
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+_Apr 15, 2024_
+
+This is an initial release of Base UI as the @base_ui/react package.
+It features the Checkbox, Number Field, and Switch as the first components to be rewritten with a fresh new API. 🚀
+
+### `@base_ui/react@1.0.0-alpha.0`
+
+- [Checkbox] Component and Hook (#159) @atomiks
+- [NumberField] Component and Hook (#186) @atomiks
+- [Switch] Implement the component-per-node API (#135) @michaldudak
+- [core] Rename package to @base_ui/react (#287) @michaldudak
+- [core] Exclude legacy components from the package (#288) @michaldudak