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+# `cuda.core` Release notes
+
+Released on <TODO>, 2024
+
+## Hightlights
+- Add ProgramOptions to facilitate the passing of runtime compile options to [Program](#program)
+
+## Limitations
+-<TODO>
+
+## Breaking Changes
+- The `Program.Compile` method no longer accepts an options argument. Instead, you can optionally pass an instance of `ProgramOptions` to the constructor of `Program`.