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 .. default-role:: code
 
+1.0a3 (released 2021-07-09)
+==============================
+
+Bug Fixes
+------------------------------
+* Fixed a dependency-management bug that prevented installation of Hy
+  from a wheel on Pythons < 3.9.
+
 1.0a2 (released 2021-07-07)
 ==============================