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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+## [0.1.1](https://github.com/Remade-With-Rust/rusty_alloc_default/compare/v0.1.0...v0.1.1) - 2026-08-28
+
+### Other
+
+- add release-plz so merged dependency bumps actually reach crates.io ([#2](https://github.com/Remade-With-Rust/rusty_alloc_default/pull/2))
+- bump rusty_alloc-api to =1.1.4 ([#1](https://github.com/Remade-With-Rust/rusty_alloc_default/pull/1))
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 [package]
 name = "rusty_alloc_default"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 authors = ["Remade With Rust / Mata Network"]
 description = "Installs rusty_alloc as the process #[global_allocator] — shared default for Remade UI crates (Remade With Rust)"
 repository = "https://github.com/Remade-With-Rust/rusty_alloc_default"