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+## [1.3.0](https://github.com/savannahghi/idr-server/compare/v1.2.0...v1.3.0) (2022-08-10)
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+
+### Features
+
+* Initial implementation for dashboards and visualizations app ([#15](https://github.com/savannahghi/idr-server/issues/15)) ([33a6306](https://github.com/savannahghi/idr-server/commit/33a6306788fddaf7fddab2fab43281270f5c766e))
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+
+### Dependency Updates
+
+* **deps:** bump django from 4.0.4 to 4.0.6 ([#16](https://github.com/savannahghi/idr-server/issues/16)) ([9483f8b](https://github.com/savannahghi/idr-server/commit/9483f8b5a27395eaa5d561cebe29b40d82aa6cd7))
+* **deps:** bump jquery-validation from 1.19.4 to 1.19.5 ([#17](https://github.com/savannahghi/idr-server/issues/17)) ([c5a87de](https://github.com/savannahghi/idr-server/commit/c5a87de8502c9f139758904313917eafd7238d64))
+* **deps:** bump terser from 5.13.1 to 5.14.2 ([#19](https://github.com/savannahghi/idr-server/issues/19)) ([5e83a5e](https://github.com/savannahghi/idr-server/commit/5e83a5ef1d3597aaf28965d623542340e5feb4f8))
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+
+### Refactors
+
+* data_source & metadata_extract filters ([#18](https://github.com/savannahghi/idr-server/issues/18)) ([d7eaad2](https://github.com/savannahghi/idr-server/commit/d7eaad2569f0da23f401d9a7cf53d2873fc2aeb8))
+* **conf:** improve project configuration ([96eb953](https://github.com/savannahghi/idr-server/commit/96eb953fe237d22c49f532bdecfaadc4d1c4ad81))