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 Changelog
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+3.9.7 (released 2023-08-14)
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+- [buildcff2vf] Don't return zero when input requires compatibilization ([#1668](https://github.com/adobe-type-tools/afdko/pull/1668))
+- [requirements.txt, tests, ttxn] Update dependencies ([#1663](https://github.com/adobe-type-tools/afdko/pull/1663), [#1675](https://github.com/adobe-type-tools/afdko/pull/1675))
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 3.9.6 (released 2023-06-13)
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 - [requirements.txt] Update dependencies, unpin specific fonttools version to allow more versions ([#1661](https://github.com/adobe-type-tools/afdko/pull/1661))