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+forgejo (1.21.4.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  WARNING: Forgejo will be upgraded to v1.21.4-0
+
+  Please read the Forgejo v1.21 release announcement and the release notes
+  for all v1.21.x-x versions and make any necessary adjustments to your
+  configuration before proceeding with the upgrade.
+
+  You may need to manually restart Forgejo after the upgrade is complete.
+
+  https://forgejo.org/2023-11-release-v1211-0/
+  https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/src/branch/forgejo/RELEASE-NOTES.md#1-21-4-0
+
+ -- crystal <crystal@noreply.codeberg.org>  Tue, 16 Jan 2024 21:11:00 +0000