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+## v1.3.0 - 2024-09-30
+
+### Added
+* Added user option to match only with others of the same gender - [#34](https://github.com/chat-roulettte/chat-roulette/pull/34)
+* Bot will notify participants who did not get matched - [#35](https://github.com/chat-roulettte/chat-roulette/pull/35)
+
+### Changed
+* The first round of Chat Roulette will not begin until the user who invites the bot to the channel completes onboarding - [#41](https://github.com/chat-roulettte/chat-roulette/pull/41)
+* `Physical` connection mode renamed to `In Person` in the UI - [#45](https://github.com/chat-roulettte/chat-roulette/pull/45)
+* Various enhancements to bot messages - [#46](https://github.com/chat-roulettte/chat-roulette/pull/46)
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 adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html),
 and is generated by [Changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie).
 
+## v1.3.0 - 2024-09-30
+
+### Added
+* Added user option to match only with others of the same gender - [#34](https://github.com/chat-roulettte/chat-roulette/pull/34)
+* Bot will notify participants who did not get matched - [#35](https://github.com/chat-roulettte/chat-roulette/pull/35)
+
+### Changed
+* The first round of Chat Roulette will not begin until the user who invites the bot to the channel completes onboarding - [#41](https://github.com/chat-roulettte/chat-roulette/pull/41)
+* `Physical` connection mode renamed to `In Person` in the UI - [#45](https://github.com/chat-roulettte/chat-roulette/pull/45)
+* Various enhancements to bot messages - [#46](https://github.com/chat-roulettte/chat-roulette/pull/46)
+
 ## v1.2.0 - 2024-08-24
 
 ### Fixed
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 * Updated LinkedIn regex to allow country subdomains - [#6](https://github.com/chat-roulettte/chat-roulette/pull/6)
 
 ## v1.0.0 - 2022-11-21
-
 ### Added
 * initial project release
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