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 {
-    ".": "0.1.0"
+    ".": "1.0.0"
 }
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+# Changelog
+
+## 1.0.0 (2026-09-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* a2a go as a base for the official cli ([#2](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/issues/2)) ([9ef85ca](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/commit/9ef85ca18ba6dc475d38a1093877a4462ec11fb7))
+* add a2a-cli specification v0.2 reviewed ([#1](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/issues/1)) ([6a0906c](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/commit/6a0906c50971071ad86a16024f30887de82dcae4))
+* cli -> spec reconciliation for tier 1 features ([#9](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/issues/9)) ([f9a143b](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/commit/f9a143b52d22269ccf817889621f8c1e92c72cdb))
+* cli pluggable transport ([#24](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/issues/24)) ([fc49c26](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/commit/fc49c26ff39a0c611c458a8b30195fdf0a16dc13))
+* cli spec reconciliation part 2 ([#23](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/issues/23)) ([a27e1ee](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/commit/a27e1ee6d33241c2e5f1bce67c10ac3ef7f5e0a5))
+* implement agent card file path support ([#22](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/issues/22)) ([836c373](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/commit/836c3738b6ba52e6922d6d8aaf34d11130bba7c5))
+* implement get --wait support for polling-simulated blocking ([#42](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/issues/42)) ([cd2c340](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/commit/cd2c34008a8cfa20ef19e0a14aec6aa55f569d20))
+* mplement config loading from .env files ([#12](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/issues/12)) ([cb1c91b](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/commit/cb1c91b60dcac90679a997b04a4c372755fa03a0))
+* warn on --insecure with a credential, and render file parts by name/type/size ([#37](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/issues/37)) ([91785b0](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/commit/91785b035f1bd78ea7c411c15da4c71a8e3abdac))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* address cli issues discovered during code audit ([#14](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/issues/14)) ([fdbb3aa](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/commit/fdbb3aad6289c0070480147a29e04c3d46aa6c2f))
+* auth required ignored by polling wait ([#46](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/issues/46)) ([27135fa](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-cli/commit/27135fa1b20031cb43af79f532ba98a537fb049e))