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+.. _whatsnew_0_X_Y:
+
+
+v0.X.Y (Month XX, 20YY)
+-----------------------
+
+Breaking Changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Deprecations
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Bug fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Enhancements
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Documentation
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Testing
+~~~~~~~
+
+
+Benchmarking
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Requirements
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Maintenance
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Contributors
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+