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 Reference: common-changelog.org
 
+## 1.3.1 - 2024-11-11
+
+### Changed
+
+- Update and improve workflows for building site and citations
+- Escape user inputs better in rare edge cases
+
 ## 1.3.0 - 2024-08-16
 
 ### Changed
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 # citation metadata for the template itself
 
 title: "Lab Website Template"
-version: 1.3.0
-date-released: 2024-08-16
+version: 1.3.1
+date-released: 2024-11-11
 url: "https://github.com/greenelab/lab-website-template"
 authors:
   - family-names: "Rubinetti"