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 # Change Log
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This change log follows the conventions of [keepachangelog.com](http://keepachangelog.com/).
 
-## [2-alpha38]
+## [2-alpha39-SNAPSHOT]
 - major cleanup and refactoring
+- temporarily not supporting reagent-based items
 
 ## [2-alpha38] - 2023-10-03
 - path changes in light quarto book generation