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+# Changelog
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
 - 2.13.2:
   - Update JAASLib to 0.4.1
   - Update to use external bakery library (https://github.com/juju/bakeryjs).