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 History
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+1.2.0 (unreleased)
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+
+New features:
+- New ``PREFER_MONTH_OF_YEAR`` setting (#1146)
+
+Fixes:
+- Absolute years in Russian are no longer being treated as a number of years in
+  the past (#1129)
+
+Cleanups and internal improvements:
+- Removed the use of ``datetime.utcnow``, deprecated on Python 3.12 (#1179)
+- Applied Black formatting to the code base (#1158)
+- Initial integration with OSSFuzz (#1198)
+- Extended test cases (#1191)
+
+
 1.1.8 (2023-03-22)
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