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 {
-  ".": "0.0.0"
+  ".": "1.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+# Changelog
+
+## 1.0.0 (2026-09-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add the OpenMedia downloader with API, web UI and docs ([#2](https://github.com/ttncode/openmedia/issues/2)) ([c73527c](https://github.com/ttncode/openmedia/commit/c73527cb7fd536314df434a596669b9a9044127b))
+* scaffold project ([5a3b968](https://github.com/ttncode/openmedia/commit/5a3b96850a5e664896696e1e3795362937db6fe8))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **web:** stop copying the removed public directory into the image ([#3](https://github.com/ttncode/openmedia/issues/3)) ([bb16ce3](https://github.com/ttncode/openmedia/commit/bb16ce3de2643cd5947f10aca25a081b2a58871e))