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+## v3.1.0-pre.1 - 2019-05-11 [Pre-release]
+
+[See the full changelog](https://github.com/thelounge/thelounge/compare/v3.0.1...v3.1.0-pre.1)
+
+This is a pre-release for v3.1.0 to offer latest changes without having to wait for a stable release.
+ At this stage, features may still be added or modified until the first release candidate for this version gets released.
+
+Please refer to the commit list given above for a complete list of changes, or wait for the stable release to get a thoroughly prepared change log entry.
+
+As with all pre-releases, this version requires explicit use of the `next` tag to be installed:
+
+```sh
+yarn global add thelounge@next
+```
+
 ## v3.0.1 - 2019-02-11
 
 This patch release fixes a few small things that made it to the previous release.