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 # patchwork 1.0.0
 
-* Added a `NEWS.md` file to track changes to the package.
+* First CRAN release. Provide utility and operators for assembling and nesting
+  plots into a composition, tag subplots, collect guides and remove duplicates,
+  and align plots across pages.