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+Notmuch 0.38.2 (2023-12-01)
+===========================
+
+Library
+-------
+
+Make sorting of string maps lexicographic on (key,value) pairs. This
+avoids some test failures due to variation in message property output
+order.
+
+Emacs
+-----
+
+Avoid extra separators after the last address in `notmuch-emacs-mua`.
+
+
 Notmuch 0.38.1 (2023-10-26)
 ===========================