From 1dbbacedda1947a6964a90095c3e2d4c1bb2f6a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Willison <swillison@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:55:01 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add intro sentence to 1.0a40 release notes

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 docs/changelog.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index e09dce0c..1b93221e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ Changelog
 1.0a40 (2026-09-16)
 -------------------
 
+A security fix, a new set of APIs providing background tasks for plugins, an endpoint for counting matching rows, and a collection of bug fixes.
+
+Security fix
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 - Fixed a security issue where a trailing newline in a requested table name could bypass table permissions and expose private rows. Thanks for the report, `dpfkdlemtp <https://github.com/dpfkdlemtp>`__. `GHSA-h547-rmjf-5m2m <https://github.com/simonw/datasette/security/advisories/GHSA-h547-rmjf-5m2m>`__
 
 Background tasks