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+project_url = 'https://github.com/informalsystems/tendermint-rs'
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+- `[tendermint-light-client]` Model-based tests are now disabled
+  by default and can be enabled through the `mbt` feature
+  ([#968](https://github.com/informalsystems/tendermint-rs/issues/968))
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