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+# Why 2.0?
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+Before switching to semantic-release we created a number of GitHub tags with `v1.*.*`, which are now interfering with the semantic release process. Hence 2.0.0 is a purely cosmetic release that does not have any actual breaking changes.
+
 # [1.1.0](https://github.com/adobe/helix-cli/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0) (2019-04-29)