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+
+API Breaks
+----------
+- N/A
+
+Features
+--------
+- N/A
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+- N/A
+
+Maintenance
+-----------
+- unpin jinja, sphinx no longer incompatible
+
+Contributors
+------------
+- tangkong