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@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ PyWavelets 1.5.0 Release Notes
 
 .. contents::
 
-We are very pleased to announce the release of PyWavelets 1.5.
+We are very pleased to announce the release of PyWavelets 1.5.0. This release
+is a minor update to 1.4.x. It adds support for Python 3.12 and drops support
+for Python 3.8. It also adds support for Cython 3.0.
 
 PyWavelets now uses Meson as its build system, and meson-python
 as the build backend. This requires no changes from users, a
@@ -15,14 +17,36 @@ the hood.
 Authors
 =======
 
+* Christian Clauss
+* Ralf Gommers
+* Gregory R. Lee
+* Jarrod Millman +
+* Evans Doe Ocansey +
+* Ahmet Can Solak +
+* Stefan van der Walt +
 
-Reviewers
-=========
+A total of 7 people contributed to this release.
+People with a "+" by their names contributed a patch for the first time.
+This list of names is automatically generated, and may not be fully complete.
 
 
 Issues closed  for v1.5
 -----------------------
 
+* `#621 <https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt/issues/621>`__: distutils was deprecated in Python 3.10
+
 
 Pull requests for v1.5
 ----------------------
+
+* `#667 <https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt/pull/667>`__: BLD: switch to using Meson as the build system for PyWavelets
+* `#669 <https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt/pull/669>`__: DOC: update docs for setup.py removal, and fix ReadTheDocs build
+* `#679 <https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt/pull/679>`__: MAINT: fix warnings emitted by loading npy/npz data files
+* `#680 <https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt/pull/680>`__: CI: limit contourpy to <1.1, to avoid building win32 from source
+* `#681 <https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt/pull/681>`__: Update dependencies per SPEC 0
+* `#682 <https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt/pull/682>`__: Remove old travis references
+* `#683 <https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt/pull/683>`__: Test on Python 3.12
+* `#685 <https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt/pull/685>`__: Add spin as developer UI to meson
+* `#688 <https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt/pull/688>`__: AppVeyor: Upgrade to Visual Studio 2022 and use python-launcher
+* `#690 <https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt/pull/690>`__: Build Python 3.12 wheels
+* `#691 <https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt/pull/691>`__: Test on final releases on Python 3.12