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 Changes for the upcoming release can be found in the [`changelog.d` directory](https://github.com/python-attrs/attrs/tree/main/changelog.d) in our repository.
 
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 <!-- towncrier release notes start -->
 
 ## [24.1.0](https://github.com/python-attrs/attrs/tree/24.1.0) - 2024-08-03