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+# Changelog
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+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
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+## [1.12.0](https://github.com/equinor/radix-common/compare/v1.11.0..v1.12.0) - 2026-01-05
+
+### 🚀 Features
+
+- Update to go 1.25.5 and bump dependencies (#52) - ([6ab917d](https://github.com/equinor/radix-common/commit/6ab917d5f635a5067af250cd296ee908f4a4de1e)) by @dependabot[bot] in [#52](https://github.com/equinor/radix-common/pull/52)
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+
+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- Refactor release process (#51) - ([fc88861](https://github.com/equinor/radix-common/commit/fc88861a6aedb5ad1c41166ba590df9e2a99db20)) by @nilsgstrabo in [#51](https://github.com/equinor/radix-common/pull/51)
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+## [1.11.0](https://github.com/equinor/radix-common/compare/v1.10.0..v1.11.0) - 2025-06-11
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+### ⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- Update go version and dependencies - ([5a5048d](https://github.com/equinor/radix-common/commit/5a5048d0e76f586396975d20e546849dc88b6b9c)) by @nilsgstrabo in [#49](https://github.com/equinor/radix-common/pull/49)
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+## [1.9.7](https://github.com/equinor/radix-common/compare/v1.9.6..v1.9.7) - 2025-01-21
+
+### 💼 Other
+
+- Update module versions - ([90dfb8a](https://github.com/equinor/radix-common/commit/90dfb8a5bc8eaa6af508b0b259d10d411eb52e0d)) by @nilsgstrabo
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+## [1.0.0] - 2021-07-05
+
+## New Contributors ❤️
+
+* @satr made their first contribution
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