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+Notmuch 0.22.1 (UNRELEASED)
+===========================
+
+Library
+-------
+
+Correct the definition of `LIBNOTMUCH_CHECK_VERSION`.
+
+Document the (lack of) operations permitted on a closed database.
+
+Test Suite
+----------
+
+Fix race condition in dump / restore tests.
+
+Notmuch-Mutt
+------------
+
+Use `env` to locate perl.
+
+Emacs
+-----
+
+Tell `message-mode` mode that outgoing messages are mail
+
+  This makes message-mode configuration behave more predictably.
+
+Respect charset of MIME parts when reading them
+
+  Fix previous assumption that everyone uses UTF-8.
+
 Notmuch 0.22 (2016-04-26)
 =========================