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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]
+
+## [0.2.0](https://github.com/Urban-Analytics-Technology-Platform/popgetter/releases/tag/popgetter-cli-v0.2.0) - 2025-01-10
+
+### Fixed
+
+- minor corrections to cargo.toml(s)
+
+### Other
+
+- Rename popgetter package to popgetter-core
+- Rename CLI and Python packages
diff --git a/popgetter-core/CHANGELOG.md b/popgetter-core/CHANGELOG.md
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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]
+
+## [0.2.0](https://github.com/Urban-Analytics-Technology-Platform/popgetter/releases/tag/popgetter-core-v0.2.0) - 2025-01-10
+
+### Fixed
+
+- minor corrections to cargo.toml(s)
+
+### Other
+
+- Rename popgetter package to popgetter-core
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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]
+
+## [0.2.0](https://github.com/Urban-Analytics-Technology-Platform/popgetter/releases/tag/popgetter-py-v0.2.0) - 2025-01-10
+
+### Fixed
+
+- minor corrections to cargo.toml(s)
+
+### Other
+
+- Rename popgetter package to popgetter-core
+- Rename CLI and Python packages