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 1.0a8 (2024-02-07)
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-This alpha release continues the migration of Datasette's configuration from ``metadata.yaml`` to the new ``datasette.yaml`` configuration file, and adds several new plugin hooks.
+This alpha release continues the migration of Datasette's configuration from ``metadata.yaml`` to the new ``datasette.yaml`` configuration file, introduces a new system for JavaScript plugins and adds several new plugin hooks.
 
 Configuration
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