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@@ -2,6 +2,30 @@ Borg Changelog
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+Version 0.25.0 (not released yet)
+---------------------------------
+
+Incompatible changes (compared to 0.24):
+
+- none yet
+
+Deprecations:
+
+- none yet
+
+New features:
+
+- honor the nodump flag (UF_NODUMP) and do not backup such items
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+- close fds of segments we delete (during compaction)
+
+Other changes:
+
+- none yet
+
+
 Version 0.24.0
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