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+# Cytoplasm Change Log
+
+This document contains the complete change log for every official release of
+Cytoplasm. It is intended to be updated with every commit that makes a user-facing
+change worth reporting in the change log. As such, it changes frequently between
+releases. Final change log entries are published as [Releases](releases).
+
+## v0.4.0
+
+**Released on November 1, 2023**
+
+This is the first independent release of Cytoplasm! Last month, Cytoplasm was
+split off of [Telodendria](/Telodendria/Telodendria) to become its own independent
+project with its own independent releases. This allows it to develop at a much more
+rapid pace than Telodendria.
+
+Changes in future releases will be reported here. Since this is the first release,
+there are no changes to show.
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