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 This file describes changes in recent versions of SLURM. It primarily
 documents those changes that are of interest to users and admins.
 
+* Changes in SLURM 1.2.9
+========================
+
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 * Changes in SLURM 1.2.8
 ========================
  -- Added mpi/mpich1_shmem plugin.