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+(v0.11.0rc3)=
+### 0.11.0rc3 {small}`2024-10-14`
+
+### Breaking changes
+
+- Drop support for `python` 3.9 {user}`ilan-gold` ({pr}`1712`)
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-Drop support for `python` 3.9 {user}`ilan-gold`