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 # Release 25.05 (“Warbler”, 2025.05/??) {#sec-release-25.05}
 
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 ## Highlights {#sec-release-25.05-highlights}
 
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 ## New Modules {#sec-release-25.05-new-modules}
 
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 ## Backward Incompatibilities {#sec-release-25.05-incompatibilities}
 
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 - `kanata` was updated to v1.7.0, which introduces several breaking changes.
   See the release notes of
   [v1.7.0](https://github.com/jtroo/kanata/releases/tag/v1.7.0)
   for more information.
 
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 ## Other Notable Changes {#sec-release-25.05-notable-changes}
 
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