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-*Version, status:* v1.1, Draft / [change log](https://github.com/MeteoSwiss/publication-opendata/commits/main) <br>
+*Version, status:* v1.1, approved for use / [change log](https://github.com/MeteoSwiss/publication-opendata/commits/main) <br>
 *Maintainer:* Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, [OGD@MeteoSwiss project team](mailto:opendata@meteoswiss.ch)
 
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