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 (note: this is a temporary file, to be added-to by anybody, and moved to
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+Notable changes
+===============
+
+Example header
+----------------------
+
+Example content.
+
+0.12.0 Change log
+=================
+
+Detailed release notes follow. This overview includes changes that affect
+behavior, not code moves, refactors and string updates. For convenience in locating
+the code changes and accompanying discussion, both the pull request and
+git merge commit are mentioned.
+
+### RPC and REST
+
+### Configuration and command-line options
+
+### Block and transaction handling
+
+### P2P protocol and network code
+
+### Validation
+
+### Build system
+
+### Wallet
+
+### GUI
+
+### Tests
+
+### Miscellaneous
+