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 # CHANGELOG
 
-## Unreleased
+## v1.1.0
 
-n/a
+**This is the first release of package genetlink that only supports Go 1.12+.
+Users on older versions must use v1.0.0.**
+
+- [Improvement]: modernization of various parts of the code and documentation in
+  prep for future work.
 
 ## v1.0.0