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+1.9.0 (October 12, 2023)
+========================
+New feature release in the 1.9.x series.
+
+This release should be mostly compatible with 1.8.x.
+The most significant addition is the :class:`niworkflows.data.Loader`,
+which provides some wrapping around :mod:`importlib.resources` to make
+accessing resources more convenient.
+
+* FIX: Build config and CI (#826)
+* FIX: Compatibility with matplotlib 3.8.0 (#825)
+* FIX: Save boldrefs as float32 (#821)
+* FIX: Replace deprecated Matplotlib functionality (#820)
+* FIX: Test names of paths when calling path.iterdir() (#818)
+* ENH: Add PET support to niworkflows (#823)
+* ENH: Add data loader class, install at root and data modules (#816)
+* MNT: Pyupgrade suggestions (#817)
+* MNT: update vendored docs files (#813)
+* CI: Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 (#824)
+
 1.8.1 (June 29, 2023)
 =====================
 Patch release in the 1.8.x series.