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+Notmuch 0.38.3 (2024-03-09)
+===========================
+
+CLI
+---
+
+Fix a bug in configuration code that caused the notmuch command to
+erroneously report "Error: could not locate database" under some
+circumstances.
+
 Notmuch 0.38.2 (2023-12-01)
 ===========================