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+Release type: minor
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+- Add dark mode to ``notmyidea`` template `(#3490) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3490>`_
+- Support ``CSS_FILE`` setting in Simple theme `(#3555) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3555>`_
+- Improve Simple theme template inheritance `(#3570) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3570>`_
+- Strip table-of-contents elements from article summaries `(#3512) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3512>`_
+- Use slug in category/tag feed titles `(#3569) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3569>`_
+- Fix raising exceptions on filtered logs `(#3547) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3547>`_
+- Fix disabled category output `(#3589) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3589>`_
+- Fix default ``FEED_DOMAIN`` to fall back to ``SITEURL`` `(#3477) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3477>`_
+- Don't log feed warning if ``FEED_DOMAIN`` is set `(#3544) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3544>`_
+- Fix ``livereload`` import in ``docserve()`` task `(#3583) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3583>`_
+- Fix JavaScript MIME detection on Windows `(#3594) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3594>`_
+- Fix linking to individual settings in docs `(#3458) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3458>`_
+- Overhaul installation instructions; add ``pipx`` and ``uv`` `(#3549) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3549>`_
+- Enhance GitHub Pages workflow `(#3452) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3452>`_ & `(#3529) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3529>`_
+- Require Docutils 0.22+ and Sphinx 9.0+ `(#3579) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3579>`_
+- Require Python 3.11 and above; add Python 3.14 to test matrix `(#3514) <https://github.com/getpelican/pelican/pull/3514>`_