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-{}
+{".":"0.1.0-preview.1"}
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 # Changelog
 
-## 0.1.0-preview.1 (2026-09-04)
+## 0.1.0-preview.1 (2026-09-08)
 
 - Extract the deterministic quality-diversity engine from AiDotNet with its original Git history.
 - Provide typed task, variation, selection, refinement, archive, migration, observer, and persistence contracts.
 - Support MAP-Elites, deterministic parallel evaluation, islands, migration, trace output, and checkpoint/resume.
 - Target .NET 10, .NET 8, and .NET Framework 4.7.1 without depending on AiDotNet or AiDotNet.Tensors.
+
+### Features
+
+* introduce standalone deterministic evolution engine ([#1](https://github.com/ooples/AiDotNet.Evolution/issues/1)) ([6fab34c](https://github.com/ooples/AiDotNet.Evolution/commit/6fab34cbe973935e74cd6afd9fe37a7657cc5689))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ci:** stop SonarCloud from permanently blocking Dependabot PRs ([#11](https://github.com/ooples/AiDotNet.Evolution/issues/11)) ([a924578](https://github.com/ooples/AiDotNet.Evolution/commit/a9245789ab5cd0a86824808ab30fb86256db0352))
+* **release:** isolate NuGet publishing OIDC ([#13](https://github.com/ooples/AiDotNet.Evolution/issues/13)) ([17f74db](https://github.com/ooples/AiDotNet.Evolution/commit/17f74db0d1ed55d90574ccd075d0dbeeae61de39))