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@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## UNRELEASED
 
+## v1.0.0
+
 ### **Added**
 
 - added `sagemaker-templates-service-catalog` module with `multi_account_basic` project template
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+1.0.0
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