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+=== Scroll down for changes
+
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 ===help
 
@@ -28,9 +30,13 @@ changelog.txt uses a syntax similar to RST, with a few special sequences:
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+================================================================================
+======== IMPORTANT: rename this, and add a new "future" section, BEFORE ========
+======== making a new DFHack release!                                   ========
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 # Future
-=== Leave this section blank
+## Misc Improvements
+- Reorganized changelogs and improved changelog editing process
 
 
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