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 Package: sandpaper
 Title: Create and Curate Carpentries Lessons
-Version: 0.16.5
+Version: 0.16.6
 Authors@R: c(
     person(given = "Robert",
            family = "Davey",
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+# sandpaper 0.16.6 (2024-08-23)
+
+## BUG FIXES
+
+* Regression fix for update to pkgdown resulting in 
+  duplicated untranslated h2 anchors for sections (@froggleston #600)
+* Fix various action warnings and issues relating to 
+  old Node.js versions (@jhlegarreta #596)
+* Update core actions to v4 (@Bisaloo #577)
+
+## NEW FEATURES
+
+* Allow custom carpentry config types, and associated alt-text descriptions to 
+  support alternative logos/theming of lessons (@milanmlft #585, @ErinBecker)
+* Add support for French translations of core lesson components/sections (@Bisaloo #595)
+
+
 # sandpaper 0.16.5 (2024-06-18)
 
 ## BUG FIXES