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+YARP <yarp-3.9> (UNRELEASED)                                         {#yarp_3_9}
+============================
+
+[TOC]
+
+YARP <yarp-3.9> Release Notes
+=============================
+
+
+A (partial) list of bug fixed and issues resolved in this release can be found
+[here](https://github.com/robotology/yarp/issues?q=label%3A%22Fixed+in%3A+YARP+yarp-3.9%22).
+
+
+Fixes
+-----
+
+### `bindings`
+
+* Avoid to include unsupported characters like `~dev` in pip version when YARP_PYTHON_PIP_METADATA_INSTALL CMake option is enabled.
+
+### Devices
+
+* Fix NWS extra config wrapper parameter.
+
+### Libraries
+
+#### `libYARP_os`
+
+* Allow expressions in logging component parameters, e.g. `yCInfo(flag ? COMP1 : COMP2) << "message";`.
+
+#### `yarpidl_thrift`
+
+* Add support for `yarpidl_thrift` to manipulate paths longer than 260 characters on Windows.
+
+### GUIs
+
+#### `yarpviz`
+
+* Support compilation with Graphviz >= 9.
+
diff --git a/doc/release/yarp_3_9/000_yarp_3_9.md b/doc/release/yarp_3_9/000_yarp_3_9.md
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-YARP <yarp-3.9> (UNRELEASED)                                         {#yarp_3_9}
-============================
-
-[TOC]
-
-YARP <yarp-3.9> Release Notes
-=============================
-
-
-A (partial) list of bug fixed and issues resolved in this release can be found
-[here](https://github.com/robotology/yarp/issues?q=label%3A%22Fixed+in%3A+YARP+yarp-3.9%22).
-
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-This is a placeholder.
-
-Please add in this folder a `.md` file for each branch, pull request or
-important change targeting the relative branch.
-This file will be not included in the documentation (intentionally) because it is not a .md/.dox file.
-
-Each file should have this format
-
-```
-branch_name {#yarp_3_9}
------------
-
-* Branch changes
-```
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-#### `bindings`
-
-* Avoid to include unsupported characters like `~dev` in pip version when YARP_PYTHON_PIP_METADATA_INSTALL CMake option is enabled.
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-### Devices
-
-* Fix NWS extra config wrapper parameter.
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-#### `libYARP_os`
-
-* Allow expressions in logging component parameters, e.g. `yCInfo(flag ? COMP1 : COMP2) << "message";`.
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-#### `yarpidl_thrift`
-
-* Add support for `yarpidl_thrift` to manipulate paths longer than 260 characters on Windows.