Changelog summary
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1.4.8 (in development)
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-There are some new core features:
+This release is far too long in coming, but it's a good one. There is the
+usual torrent of new features and a ridiculously long line of fixes, but there
+are also some crucial maintenance changes.
+We officially support Python 3.7 and 3.8, and some performance optimizations
+can (anecdotally) make listing your library more than three times faster than
+in the previous version.
+
+The new core features are:
* A new :ref:`config-aunique` configuration option allows setting default
options for the :ref:`aunique` template function.
