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 - No new Star Trek references.
 
+### 1.7.1
+- There is a changelog file now. I'm mentioning it in the changelog file. So meta.
+- `./gravity-sync.sh version` will alert for new versions.
+
 ## 1.6
 **Features**
 
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+1.7.1
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