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 # joyn 0.2.0
 
+`joyn` has gained two new authors: Zander Prinsloo and Rossana Tatulli. 
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 ## Breaking changes
 
 * Function `joyn::merge()` was replaced by `joyn::joyn()`. This is now the main function of the `joyn` package.