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+## v0.1.0 (2026-03-26)
+
+Initial release of the Remote Media Player custom integration for Home Assistant.
+
+### Features
+- HACS-ready Home Assistant custom integration for controlling remote PC media playback ([7837714](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/7837714))
+- Add turn on / turn off / toggle support for the media player entity ([e66f2f3](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/e66f2f3))
+- Add automatic script reload support ([e4eeb2a](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/e4eeb2a))
+- Add media browser integration for Home Assistant ([8cbe33e](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/8cbe33e))
+- Add display monitor brightness and power control entities ([83153db](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/83153db))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+- Fix entity not becoming unavailable on server shutdown ([02bdcc5](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/02bdcc5))
+
+### Performance
+- Reduce WebSocket reconnect interval to 5 seconds ([959c6a4](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/959c6a4))
+- Codebase audit fixes: stability and performance ([a37eb46](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/a37eb46))
+
+---
+
+### Development / Internal
+
+#### Documentation
+- Update README with valid repository URLs ([f2b618a](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/f2b618a))
+- Replace GitHub URLs with git.dolgolyov-family.by ([b3624e6](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/b3624e6))
+- Update CLAUDE.md with git push rules, versioning rules, and commit approval rules ([725fc02](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/725fc02), [b13aa86](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/b13aa86), [3798833](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/3798833))
+
+#### CI/Build
+- Add Gitea release workflow ([6c56576](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/6c56576))
+
+---
+
+<details>
+<summary>All Commits</summary>
+
+| Hash | Message | Author |
+|------|---------|--------|
+| [7837714](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/7837714) | Initial commit: HACS-ready Home Assistant integration | alexei.dolgolyov |
+| [f2b618a](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/f2b618a) | Update README with valid GitHub repository URLs | alexei.dolgolyov |
+| [725fc02](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/725fc02) | Update CLAUDE.md with git push rules and repo link | alexei.dolgolyov |
+| [b3624e6](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/b3624e6) | Replace GitHub URLs with git.dolgolyov-family.by | alexei.dolgolyov |
+| [b13aa86](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/b13aa86) | Add versioning rules to CLAUDE.md | alexei.dolgolyov |
+| [3798833](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/3798833) | Update CLAUDE.md with commit/push approval rules | alexei.dolgolyov |
+| [e66f2f3](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/e66f2f3) | Add turn_on/turn_off/toggle support | alexei.dolgolyov |
+| [959c6a4](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/959c6a4) | Reduce WebSocket reconnect interval to 5 seconds | alexei.dolgolyov |
+| [e4eeb2a](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/e4eeb2a) | Add automatic script reload support | alexei.dolgolyov |
+| [8cbe33e](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/8cbe33e) | Add media browser integration for Home Assistant | alexei.dolgolyov |
+| [02bdcc5](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/02bdcc5) | Fix entity not becoming unavailable on server shutdown | alexei.dolgolyov |
+| [83153db](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/83153db) | Add display monitor brightness and power control entities | alexei.dolgolyov |
+| [a37eb46](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/a37eb46) | Codebase audit fixes: stability and performance | alexei.dolgolyov |
+| [6c56576](https://git.dolgolyov-family.by/alexei.dolgolyov/haos-hacs-integration-media-player/commit/6c56576) | ci: add Gitea release workflow | alexei.dolgolyov |
+
+</details>