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+# 1.0.0 (2020-06-22)
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+### Features
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+* **commitizen:** provide a customized commitizen adapter configuration ([b2645c6](https://gitlab.gwdg.de/fe/technical-reference/commit/b2645c6474eb12f4130f80d2336a3daced7e9895)), closes [#20](https://gitlab.gwdg.de/fe/technical-reference/issues/20)
+* add first draft for new document structure ([d2acdbf](https://gitlab.gwdg.de/fe/technical-reference/commit/d2acdbf1f4457a672256ea2d7d8bfa91f26f7c87)), closes [#27](https://gitlab.gwdg.de/fe/technical-reference/issues/27)
+* make the repo commitizen friendly ([fcb002c](https://gitlab.gwdg.de/fe/technical-reference/commit/fcb002c92a52a21958d07c775055b2d2a9aac09a)), closes [#20](https://gitlab.gwdg.de/fe/technical-reference/issues/20)