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 # Changelog
 
+## [0.18.0](https://github.com/opentdf/otdfctl/compare/v0.17.1...v0.18.0) (2025-01-07)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Assertion verification ([#452](https://github.com/opentdf/otdfctl/issues/452)) ([5a8fe0d](https://github.com/opentdf/otdfctl/commit/5a8fe0d64088b74c95d3376e4a2a5a47d680d9c0))
+* **core:** Adding examples docs, mainly policy commands ([#461](https://github.com/opentdf/otdfctl/issues/461)) ([04c1743](https://github.com/opentdf/otdfctl/commit/04c17439bb5f68fb5d44ba96cb457ce9ca072250))
+
 ## [0.17.1](https://github.com/opentdf/otdfctl/compare/v0.17.0...v0.17.1) (2024-12-09)