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   working.
 
 - Linux: Fix a regression in the previous release that caused automatic
-  selection of fonts when using aliases such as "monospace" to not work
-  (:iss:`1209`)
+  selection of bold/italic fonts when using aliases such as "monospace" to not
+  work (:iss:`1209`)
 
 0.13.0 [2018-12-05]
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