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 What's new in Kwant 1.3
 =======================
 
-This article explains the user-visible changes in Kwant 1.3.
+This article explains the user-visible changes in Kwant 1.3.0,
+released on 19 May 2017.
 See also the `full list of changes up to the most recent bugfix
 release of the 1.3 series
 <https://gitlab.kwant-project.org/kwant/kwant/compare/v1.3.0...latest-1.3>`_.