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-[1.1.2] - 2026-XX-XX
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+[1.2.0b1] - 2026-09-26
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+
+This is a beta release for the upcoming 1.2.0,
+to support the beta release of SLiM v6.
 
 Major update release to support the release of SLiM v6.0. The main update to
 SLiM is support for traits, which accompanied a number of changes to metadata,