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 * 1.0.0-alpha3
 
+  * Added caching of repository metadata (faster startup times & failover if packagist is down)
+  * Improved repository protocol to have large cacheable parts
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 * 1.0.0-alpha2 (2012-04-03)
 
   * Added `create-project` command to install a project from scratch with composer