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+# WARNING this is a beta - NOT a final release
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+AppArmor 4.1.0-beta1 was released 2024-08-14.
+
+# Introduction
+
+AppArmor 4.1 is a major new release of the AppArmor that is in development, these are not complete release notes of everything in beta1 but just highlighting new or important developments
+
+These release notes cover changes between Apparmor 4.1.0\~beta1 and AppArmor 4.0
+
+# Obtaining the Release
+
+This release can be obtained through gitlab.
+
+### gitlab
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+- https://gitlab.com/apparmor/apparmor/-/releases/v4.1.0-beta1
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+# Highlighted new features in beta1
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+TODO
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