From 8db0ce811c3f71be9d794bf9ad8f072c445c1d7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jia Yu <jiayu@apache.org>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:03:57 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] [DOCS] Add release notes for SpatialBench 0.1.0 and 0.2.0

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+
+# Release Notes
+
+## SpatialBench 0.2.0
+
+### Highlights
+
+* DuckDB and SedonaDB nightly benchmark support
+* Spatial Polars integration in the automated benchmark framework
+* S3 write support for benchmark output
+* Pre-commit hooks and CI improvements
+
+### New Features
+
+* feature: Add DuckDB and SedonaDB nightly support (#76)
+* feature: Add Spatial Polars to the automated benchmark framework (#73)
+* feature: Add a benchmark GitHub Action to compare spatial libraries (#72)
+* feat: Add S3 write support (#71)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* spatial polars Q11 query fix (#75)
+* Fix the failed Python build (#69)
+
+### Improvements
+
+* Unify navigation bar and theme with main Apache Sedona site (#88)
+* Add basic EditorConfig file (#80)
+* [CI] Add pre-commit hook to trim trailing whitespace (#79)
+* [CI] Add pre-commit with basic checks (#77)
+* [CI] Add Dependabot config for github-actions ecosystem (#84)
+* docs: Add uncompressed data sizes of tables (#68)
+* docs: Update docs and readme (#74)
+* misc: Fix spelling and typos (#78, #81)
+
+## SpatialBench 0.1.0
+
+This is the initial release of SpatialBench, a spatial data processing benchmark suite for evaluating and comparing spatial libraries.
+
+### Highlights
+
+* Benchmark framework for comparing spatial data processing libraries
+* Support for Spatial Polars benchmark queries
+* Configurable output file sizes and partitioning
+* Overture Divisions data loading from Hugging Face over HTTPS
+* Geometry validity enforcement with CCW orientation and antimeridian handling
+* PyPI and Cargo release support
+* Quickstart guide and contributors guide documentation
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 399bb91..cddb748 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ nav:
       - Data Distributions: spatialbench-distributions.md
       - Single Node Results: single-node-benchmarks.md
       - Contributors Guide: contributors-guide.md
+      - Release notes: release-notes.md
   - Blog: https://sedona.apache.org/latest/blog/
   - Community: https://sedona.apache.org/latest/community/contact/
   - Apache Software Foundation: https://sedona.apache.org/latest/asf/asf/

From be2ce04da75fa5d13536555c7c030c7810fe97d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jia Yu <jiayu@apache.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:22:02 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update mkdocs.yml

Co-authored-by: Pranav Toggi <prantogg@gmail.com>
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 mkdocs.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index cddb748..ea638a3 100644
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+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ nav:
       - Data Distributions: spatialbench-distributions.md
       - Single Node Results: single-node-benchmarks.md
       - Contributors Guide: contributors-guide.md
-      - Release notes: release-notes.md
+      - Release Notes: release-notes.md
   - Blog: https://sedona.apache.org/latest/blog/
   - Community: https://sedona.apache.org/latest/community/contact/
   - Apache Software Foundation: https://sedona.apache.org/latest/asf/asf/