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+.. include:: whatsnew/v0_10_0.rst
 .. include:: whatsnew/v0_9_0.rst
 .. include:: whatsnew/v0_8_0.rst
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+Release 0.10.0 (XXXX)
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+
+Added features
+--------------
+
+* eTraGo is now compatible with Python 3.9, 3.10 and 3.11
+* Updates to several packages, such as pypsa and pandas
+* The module structure has been updated, modules are now grouped into analyze, cluster, disaggregate and tools packages.
+* eTraGo is compatible to a status quo scenario representing the year 2019 (called: status2019)
+* A new consecutive optimization method is implemented with the following key features
+- Separate market from grid model
+- Consider actual bidding zones in the market optimization
+- Grid optimization considering network topology and cost-based redispatch
+- Documentation on read the docs
+* An iterative security constraint LOPF (SCLOPF) is now available. It is not selected by default because not all features are compatible yet.
+* Analyzing and plotting functions have been updated to take into account the new optimization method.
+* Various minor changes and bug fixes
+