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+flux-accounting version 0.34.0 - 2024-07-02
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+
+#### Fixes
+
+* `inactive_cb ()`: remove unused iterator variables (#457)
+
+* plugin: initialize factor weights on plugin load (#458)
+
+* job archive interface: clean up a couple helper functions (#460)
+
+#### Features
+
+* database: add the ability to remove old records from `jobs` table (#459)
+
 flux-accounting version 0.33.0 - 2024-06-04
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