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+# 1.0.0-alpha.1 (2021-07-19)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* avoid meta sync update error ([#95](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/95)) ([cab16aa](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/cab16aa7c0a09519003372d838df7165223a5926))
+* do not register post-specific sidebars in widgets page ([#93](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/93)) ([7716775](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/771677534562734c368794f9fb42b13794371d1c))
+* editor errors with reusable blocks ([#89](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/89)) ([fdc46d3](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/fdc46d3a628313d94f0bc52a18ccaed9af296eb9))
+* errors and bugs related to WP 5.8 ([#83](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/83)) ([90da6c5](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/90da6c5449e7649bec90206537994c93d0e576a9))
+* force alpha rebuild ([acc2075](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/acc20753e656e867958086ae9c4d37f03855b945))
+* minor bug fixes ([#21](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/21)) ([5f90bc7](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/5f90bc7d027a2693a9dc4d804484ce0a78c4e4ff))
+* missing condition for block appender in list container ([#74](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/74)) ([2c49896](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/2c498961b80324d8cbea61c7fbc356ca7ccb8de5))
+* syncing attributes from curated list block to inner blocks ([#64](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/64)) ([cdbc0bb](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/cdbc0bb63bf4d8b18dc30fab87ce1a3ab68c7ddd))
+* use synced attributes for ListContainer directly ([#73](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/73)) ([f8641a7](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/f8641a726ce7c2949c01b232829f8923f06b61ad))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add block patterns ([#23](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/23)) ([a273a40](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/a273a40c0056cf09879d491083c2ca2321413896))
+* bump max number of items per list from 20 to 50 ([#97](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/97)) ([009deab](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/009deab753ea8dcb86e2745483e9792c5c44ae27))
+* initial post type and block setup ([#1](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/1)) ([47dc0c1](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/47dc0c11cb8041117d5229e49ac14f49cee1b1ff))
+* listing taxonomies and query mode ([#6](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/6)) ([528e1e5](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/528e1e5a25000c7746b62b88566803424879da14))
+* more block patterns (real estate, classified ads) ([#84](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/84)) ([a51f5af](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/a51f5afb6d6d929290df5013f1398546f455ad10))
+* new Curated List block, block pattern, and map functionality ([#3](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/3)) ([9be6e7e](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/9be6e7ebae9028407d67071e13857ab7827deff9))
+* remove borders and padding in editor to match front-end styles ([#14](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/14)) ([6c47a17](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/6c47a1760ea9429facb089f2be7bd71a91924cf0))
+
+
+* v2 release (#85) ([748810d](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/commit/748810d7c1d817e2a1c218b41b3ad10d74939260)), closes [#85](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/85) [#40](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/40) [#39](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/39) [#32](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/32) [#41](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/41) [#49](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/49) [#43](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/43) [#56](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/56) [#51](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/51) [#57](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/57) [#61](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/61) [#67](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/67) [#60](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/60) [#70](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/70) [#65](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/65) [#71](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/71) [#66](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/66) [#58](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/58) [#77](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/77) [#81](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-listings/issues/81)
+
+
+### BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* This feature will deprecate existing custom taxonomies, so any existing terms for those taxonomies will be lost.
+
+To fix, we can convert terms from the deprecated taxonomies to standard post categories/tags via a migration script.
diff --git a/newspack-listings.php b/newspack-listings.php
index 227951b1..c9cf364c 100644
--- a/newspack-listings.php
+++ b/newspack-listings.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Author URI:      https://newspack.pub
  * Text Domain:     newspack-listings
  * Domain Path:     /languages
- * Version:         0.0.0
+ * Version:         1.0.0-alpha.1
  *
  * @package         Newspack_Listings
  */
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 43511cc6..b12d672f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "newspack-listings",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.0-alpha.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d10611bb..709f3d83 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "newspack-listings",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.0-alpha.1",
   "description": "",
   "scripts": {
     "cm": "git-cz",