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+# Changelog
+All notable changes to Hylo Node (the Hylo server) will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+## [1.3.0] - 2020-08-14
+### Added
+- Join Requests: Ability to create a join request, and for admins to accept or reject join requests. Notify admins about incoming join requests and users when their request was accepted.
+- Topics: Support for default, pinned and hiding CommunityTopics. Can show topics for networks and all communities.
+- Comment Attachments: images and files can now be attached to comments.
+
+### Changed
+- Remove location requirement for resource posts.
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 {
   "name": "hylo-node",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "engines": {
     "node": "^8.6",
     "yarn": "^1.0.1"
   },
-  "description": "a Sails application",
+  "description": "Hylo Server",
   "keywords": [],
   "nyc": {
     "sourceMap": false,