-This is a security fix and bug fix release since 1.1.0,
-released 2 July 2012. All 1.1.0 sites should upgrade to this version.
+This is the development branch for the 1.2.x version of GNU social.
+All daring 1.1.x admins should upgrade to this version.
+
+So far it includes the following changes:
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+- Backing up a user's account is more and more complete.
+- Emojis 😸 (utf8mb4 support)
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+The last release, 1.1.3, gave us these improvements:
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+- XSS security fix (thanks Simon Waters, <https://www.surevine.com/>)
+- Many improvements to ease adoption of the Qvitter front-end <https://github.com/hannesmannerheim/qvitter>
+- Protocol adaptions for improved performance and stability