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 # ggplot2 (development version)
 
+* Scales throw more informative messages (@teunbrand, #4185, #4258)
+
+* The `scale_name` argument in `continuous_scale()`, `discrete_scale()` and
+  `binned_scale()` is soft-deprecated (@teunbrand, #1312).
+
 * Nicer error messages for xlim/ylim arguments in coord-* functions
   (@92amartins, #4601, #5297).