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 .. current developments
 
+v3.31.1
+====================
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* Do not consider broken releases when checking if local version is up to date. (#1848 via #1849)
+* Added rerendering support for additional mpi variants ``msmpi``, ``mpi_serial``, and ``impi``.
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* Fixed regression where some variant keys were mismatched during rerendering.
+
+**Authors:**
+
+* Matthew R. Becker
+* Jaime Rodríguez-Guerra
+
+
+
 v3.31.0
 ====================
 
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-**Changed:**
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-* Do not consider broken releases when checking if local version is up to date. (#1848 via #1849)
-
-**Deprecated:**
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-* <news item>
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-**Removed:**
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-**Fixed:**
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-**Security:**
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-**Changed:**
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-* Added rerendering support for additional mpi variants ``msmpi``, ``mpi_serial``, and ``impi``.
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-**Fixed:**
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-* Fixed regression where some variant keys were mismatched during rerendering.