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+# Changelog
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+## [0.1.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/observability-sdk/releases/tag/launchdarkly-java-server-sdk-observability-0.1.0) (2026-10-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add initial implementation for Java Observability Plugin ([#381](https://github.com/launchdarkly/observability-sdk/issues/381)) ([9f458f0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/observability-sdk/commit/9f458f06eea25ada22e640134256c9d3d2309ef0))