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@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ consumption to do the same tasks.
 Detailed list of changes
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+0.50.0 [future]
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+- Linux: Allow fake italics defined via a matrix in fontconfig settings to work for fonts like Fira Code that do not ship with an italic face (:pull:`10120`)
+
 0.47.3 [2026-06-12]
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