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-{".":"8.0.4"}
+{".":"8.1.0"}
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+# Changelog
+
+## [8.1.0](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/python-hello-world/compare/v8.0.4...v8.1.0) (2025-10-09)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add GitHub actions workflows ([#145](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/python-hello-world/issues/145)) ([a8c92b2](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/python-hello-world/commit/a8c92b227e6e4c2d432804a1096acf9d722a726e))
+* add sconify-release workflow ([#148](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/python-hello-world/issues/148)) ([e677569](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/python-hello-world/commit/e6775699ad0ae31666e68436e654365dddf284e3))
+* support several datasets for bulk processing ([#149](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/python-hello-world/issues/149)) ([6776594](https://github.com/iExecBlockchainComputing/python-hello-world/commit/67765947abfdacdeb7f366840d29a408cbd3af45))