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+# Changelog
+
+## 1.0.0 (2022-05-04)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* pseudocounts where not used correctly when RNA or DNA set to 0
+* DNA and RNA join correction
+* pseudocounts where not used correctly when RNA or DNA set to 0
+* see previous PR
+* correct join in counts!
+
+### Features
+
+* add formatters ([e589376](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/e589376d48cdcbbce30eee6a3009837b8853b4c4))
+* fewer print mesaaages in BCCounts ([a1dc242](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/a1dc2421008ee2b5d223724cdb5d9b6181b26fb3))
+* fewer print mesaaages in BCCounts ([c689b5b](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/c689b5b70f8ba7065a9786f595809f3beffd8aee))
+* make filtering consistent ([5f7a4c5](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/5f7a4c5a2a3389a75b8d6b7e9aaf34485127b3a4))
+* master variant table ([6bda47c](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/6bda47c78021bc1728bb81a716f5e6daaf6ac084))
+* only link assignment fasta when possible ([d7d3822](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/d7d3822933c98d790f3c96bcbfdef1a7ea70c7df)), closes [#50](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/issues/50)
+* realease please ([62b0787](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/62b0787e446d26d5b3c0854a58f867d284e9e574))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* correct join in counts! ([40b1ecb](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/40b1ecb3b113f0d57557846d97daff3440f0c620))
+* DNA and RNA join correction ([7214743](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/7214743008dc6796077e45e62646174ffaf52290))
+* master branch instead of main ([a7c2453](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/a7c2453e02808413fc8fed3fd5036aa65b0f309c))
+* missing final_counts_umi_samplerer in cluster conf ([283c271](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/283c271629e99aee2558a63c1c1e424c02c42816))
+* missing final_counts_umi_samplerer in cluster conf ([8871dcd](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/8871dcd8afd18bac934eff229022be536ff7e4b6))
+* plots per insert only used last experiment. not all. ([c2fd82b](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/c2fd82b6d4b545cc3a1acc5ecb145eb3c93af49d))
+* pseudocounts where not used correctly when RNA or DNA set to 0 ([d2483f9](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/d2483f9c7724e0b63cec4f251519d449831ecf04))
+* pseudocounts where not used correctly when RNA or DNA set to 0 ([2ab3c62](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/2ab3c6260388b32c0d91527f98c02668049d17e8))
+* remove illegal characters from reference ([0ebee81](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/0ebee81d74f3f6170ce4b8083e18c746550154db))
+* rule make_master_tables fix ([df42845](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/df42845b6dfa9a7b64f187b38f1f15518f3e4a31))
+* SCRIPTS_DIR changed from common.smk ([f459f83](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/f459f83423921f3183a20bda2233d6d1691c9321))
+* SCRIPTS_DIR changed from common.smk ([2ceeac7](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/2ceeac7dad12ad139b517d28e722aada17b101d9))
+* see previous PR ([2c891e4](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/2c891e48c3cb75f8b0d05d3705f1ba90905476a8))
+* set master branch ([5dbd8e6](https://github.com/kircherlab/MPRAsnakeflow/commit/5dbd8e6129450fd72224710970aaf7df7f9c7fc8))