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+## v0.0.5 (2026-08-29)
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+- Adopt publishing-v6 (MIP second-publication race fix)
+- clean-build: USER_C_MODULES is the parent directory of the module
+- Standalone builds: pinned deps, owned patch queue, clean-build CI
+- Declare the CircuitPython oracle pin in a checked-in file
+
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-0.0.5.dev1
+0.0.5