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+# Changelog
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+## 1.0.0 (2025-09-27)
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+
+### Features
+
+* add demo DevOps project with CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform setup ([dc3a130](https://github.com/RajaMuhammadAwais/awesome-devops-projects/commit/dc3a13035f67cb98fa478c8b1ab8e6ebac7bd571))
+* add GitHub workflows for commit linting, Docker build, Kubernetes linting, and Terraform checks ([7c76d31](https://github.com/RajaMuhammadAwais/awesome-devops-projects/commit/7c76d312348e260a16d17abe027d270ebd8bf725))
+* add workflows for license compliance and automated release management ([11a615e](https://github.com/RajaMuhammadAwais/awesome-devops-projects/commit/11a615e804cf7950a65431f7e0000bf6c4c6cb0b))
+* **deployment:** add security context and resource settings; update image tag to 1.0.0 ([f932a53](https://github.com/RajaMuhammadAwais/awesome-devops-projects/commit/f932a530fd05aedc60cd417e66321b59dacdd2c7))