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+title: Announcing Leaflet 1.3.0
+description: a new bugfix release
+author: Andrew Cherniavskii
+authorsite: https://github.com/cherniavskii
+---
+
+Long awaited Leaflet 1.3.0 has just been released!
+
+This release contains a lot of bugfixes, improvements and a couple new options.
+
+Big thanks to all contributors who made this release possible! See the full [changelog](https://github.com/Leaflet/Leaflet/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) for details.
+
+To get the new release, update your dependencies in your favorite package manager, or check the [downloads page](http://leafletjs.com/download.html).
+
+Cheers,<br>
+The Leaflet team.