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-# Changelog (`kaybee` tool)
-
-
-## [v0.6.10](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/compare/v0.6.9...v0.6.10)
-
-### Misc
- * improve release script ([3acf85d](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/3acf85d))
-
-
-## [v0.6.7](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/compare/v0.6.6...v0.6.7)
-
-### New features
- * improved generated script for steady ([a7ef87c](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/a7ef87c))
-
-### Misc
- * (attempt) to fix automatic building of docs ([a8e536b](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/a8e536b))
- * disable test that depends on github authentication to succeed ([2637856](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/2637856))
- * add gitter badge ([9f46003](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/9f46003))
-
-
-## [v0.6.6](https://github.com/SAP/project-kb/compare/v0.6.5...v0.6.6) (2020-09-01)
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* invalid maven purl in export
-* make repository processing more robust
-
-### Misc
-
-* add gitter badge
-* add reuse-tool GH action
-* setup pre-commit (2)
-* setup pre-commit, fix newlines
-* update license to std Apache 2, use reuse tool
-* update license to std Apache 2, use reuse tool
-* update license to std Apache 2
-* improve release script
-* use python3 to install mkdocs-material
-
-
-## [v0.6.5](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/compare/v0.6.4...v0.6.5)
-
-### Changes
- * statements are expected to be in the "statements" folder ([6e4f1db](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/6e4f1db))
- * check for newer releases in "version" cmd ([8ce3325](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/8ce3325))
-
-### Docs
- * add credit to Sparta project in docs homepage ([94c1d8b](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/94c1d8b))
-
-
-## [v0.6.4](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/compare/v...v0.6.4)
-
-### Changes
- * remove dependency on packer ([9afd5fe](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/9afd5fe))
- * default branch for vuln. data is "vulnerability-data" ([582f887](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/582f887), [29a1392](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/29a1392))
-
-### Bugfixes
- * fail gracefully if no backend is supplied for import ([a8e8e57](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/a8e8e57))
- * harden file access (reduce perms) ([769bf23](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/769bf23))
-
-### Docs
- * user manual, initial draft ([2aa6e60](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/2aa6e60))
-
-### Chores
- * update order of pages in docs ([322b01c](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/322b01c))
- * remove deps in mkdocs config ([5146b74](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/5146b74), [71ed691](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/71ed691))
- * update docs build action ([a8451f0](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/a8451f0))
- * update GH build workflow to use pkger ([295839d](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/295839d))
- * scripts to automate release ([9bd5e9a](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/9bd5e9a))
-
-
-## [v0.6.3](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/compare/v0.6.2...v0.6.3)
-
-### Bugfixes
- * setup cmd works (using pkger), fixes: #17 ([8ddb881](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/8ddb881))
-
-### Changes
- * create cmd now takes vulnID in input ([7478c80](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/7478c80))
-
-### Chores
- * better changelog generation (with links to commits) ([b55374a](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/b55374a))
-
-
-## [v0.6.2](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/compare/v0.6.1...v0.6.2)
-
-### Chores
- * add changelog generation script ([18f675c](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/18f675c))
- * update deps for update cmd ([39d04cd](https://github.com/sap/project-kb/commit/39d04cd))
-
-
-## [v0.6.1](https://github.com/SAP/project-kb/compare/v0.6.0.2...v0.6.1) (2020-06-26)
-
-feat: command to check if new release exists
-
-
-## [v0.6.0.2](https://github.com/SAP/project-kb/compare/v0.6.0.1...v0.6.0.2) (2020-06-26)
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-* fix: force creation of config file with -f flag (for real this time :-))
-
-
-## [v0.6.0.1](https://github.com/SAP/project-kb/compare/v0.6.0...v0.6.0.1) (2020-06-26)
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-* fix: force creation of config file with -f flag
-* fix: build step, install packr
-
-
-## [v0.6.0](https://github.com/SAP/project-kb/compare/v0.5.4.3...v0.6.0) (2020-06-26)
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-* fix: include template config file for setup cmd
-* fix: (export) use output filename as configured
-* new: export fix metadata in json format
-
-### BREAKING CHANGES
-The format of the metadata files produced by the steady script (obtained with
-kaybee export -t steady) is now json.
-
-
-
-## [v0.5.4.3](https://github.com/SAP/project-kb/compare/v0.5.4.2...v0.5.4.3) (2020-06-26)
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-* set default concurrency to 1
-* update changelog generation config
-
-
-## [v0.5.4.2](https://github.com/SAP/project-kb/compare/v0.5.4.1...v0.5.4.2) (2020-06-26)
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-* bug in import command (#15)
-
-
-## [v0.5.4.1](https://github.com/SAP/project-kb/compare/v0.5.4...v0.5.4.1) (2020-06-26)
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-* fix: broken `version` command (#14)
-
-
-## [v0.5.4](https://github.com/SAP/project-kb/compare/v0.5.3...v0.5.4) (2020-06-25)
-
-* fix: add '//' at the end of backend url if missing
-* added some real vulnerability statements
-
-
-## [v0.5.3](https://github.com/SAP/project-kb/compare/v0.5.2...v0.5.3) (2020-06-24)
-
-* fix: setup command does not require a config file to exist
-* new: initial documentation
-
-
-## [v0.5.2](https://github.com/SAP/project-kb/compare/v0.5.1...v0.5.2) (2020-06-24)
-
-* fix allow backend to be set via command line flag (-b)
-* fix source url in sample conf file
-* fix broken link to binary downloads
-
-
-## [v0.5.1](https://github.com/SAP/project-kb/compare/2019-05-10...v0.5.1) (2020-06-22)
-
-**Note: this is the first open-source version of the tool**
-
-- "strict" merge policy
-- initial implementation of "soft" merge policy
-- import from Steady
-- export to arbitrary text formats, using customizable templates
- - in particular: export to bash script that then imports to Steady