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+# Change Log
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+## 0.0.1 - 2016-11-12
+### Added
+- Base carshare tracking capabilities using a simple in-memory data store.
+- This CHANGELOG file to hopefully serve as an evolving example of a standardized open source project CHANGELOG.
+
+[Unreleased]:https://github.com/LewisWatson/carshare-back/compare/v0.1.0...HEAD