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+# Changelog
+
+## v0.3.0b0
+
+([full changelog](https://github.com/jupyterlab/retrolab/compare/0.3.0a2...574da61aa7c8cc4aa6840b0e548860f7ceeb11dc))
+
+### Maintenance and upkeep improvements
+
+- Update to JupyterLab 3.1.0-beta.0 packages [#167](https://github.com/jupyterlab/retrolab/pull/167) ([@jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
+
+### Other merged PRs
+
+- Check the application status before closing the tab [#166](https://github.com/jupyterlab/retrolab/pull/166) ([@jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
+- Backport PR #159 on branch 0.2.x (Mimic classic notebook behavior for /tree/<path>) [#161](https://github.com/jupyterlab/retrolab/pull/161) ([@meeseeksmachine](https://github.com/meeseeksmachine))
+- Mimic classic notebook behavior for /tree/<path> [#159](https://github.com/jupyterlab/retrolab/pull/159) ([@yuvipanda](https://github.com/yuvipanda))
+- [0.2.x] Backport #148 (Enable hub-extension) [#151](https://github.com/jupyterlab/retrolab/pull/151) ([@jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
+- Backport PR #138 on branch 0.2.x (Easier to access RetroLab tree) [#150](https://github.com/jupyterlab/retrolab/pull/150) ([@meeseeksmachine](https://github.com/meeseeksmachine))
+- Enable hub-extension [#148](https://github.com/jupyterlab/retrolab/pull/148) ([@jabbera](https://github.com/jabbera))
+- Backport PR #144 on branch 0.2.x (Trigger CI on all branches for `push` events) [#145](https://github.com/jupyterlab/retrolab/pull/145) ([@meeseeksmachine](https://github.com/meeseeksmachine))
+- Trigger CI on all branches for `push` events [#144](https://github.com/jupyterlab/retrolab/pull/144) ([@jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
+- Backport PR #137 on branch 0.2.x (Follow-up to the move to the `jupyterlab` organization) [#142](https://github.com/jupyterlab/retrolab/pull/142) ([@meeseeksmachine](https://github.com/meeseeksmachine))
+- Backport PR #140 on branch 0.2.x (Fix release workflow) [#141](https://github.com/jupyterlab/retrolab/pull/141) ([@meeseeksmachine](https://github.com/meeseeksmachine))
+- Fix release workflow [#140](https://github.com/jupyterlab/retrolab/pull/140) ([@jtpio](https://github.com/jtpio))
+
+### Contributors to this release
+
+([GitHub contributors page for this release](https://github.com/jupyterlab/retrolab/graphs/contributors?from=2021-05-28&to=2021-07-06&type=c))
+
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