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+Announcement: scikit-image 0.X.0
+================================
+
+New Features
+------------
+
+
+
+
+Improvements
+------------
+
+
+
+
+Changes
+-------
+
+
+
+
+Deprecations
+------------
+
+
+
+
+Contributors to this release
+----------------------------
+
+This release was made possible by the collaborative efforts of many
+contributors, both new and old. They are listed in alphabetical order by
+surname:
+
+