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 ^scrape-docs/
 ^vignettes/
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+^cran-comments\.md$
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 Package: shiny.fluent
 Title: Microsoft Fluent UI for Shiny Apps
-Version: 0.3.0.900
+Version: 0.4.0
 Authors@R:
   c(
     person("Jakub", "Sobolewski", role = c("aut", "cre"), email = "opensource+jakub.sobolewski@appsilon.com"),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# shiny.fluent 0.4.0
+
+1. Upgraded `@fluentui/react` to 8.118.2.
+2. Upgraded `shiny.react` dependency to 0.4.0 that uses React 18.3.1.
+
 # shiny.fluent 0.3.0
 
 1. Added `ThemeProvider` component ([#47](https://github.com/Appsilon/shiny.fluent/issues/47)).
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+## R CMD check results
+
+0 errors | 0 warnings | 1 note
+
+* This is a new release.