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 What's new in Kwant 1.0
 =======================
 
-This article explains the user-visible changes in Kwant 1.0, released on 9
-September 2013.
+This article explains the new features in Kwant 1.0 compared to Kwant 0.2.
+Kwant 1.0 was released on 9 September 2013.  Please consult the project's
+version control system for the `full list of changes leading to Kwant 1.0.1
+<http://git.kwant-project.org/kwant/log/?h=v1.0.1>`_, the most recent 1.0
+series bugfix release.
 
 
 Lattice and shape improvements