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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Release Notes
-## PyMC3 3.0 (January 7, 2017)
+## PyMC3 3.0 (January 9, 2017)
 
 We are proud and excited to release the first stable version of PyMC3, the product of more than [5 years](https://github.com/pymc-devs/pymc3/commit/85c7e06b6771c0d99cbc09cb68885cda8f7785cb) of ongoing development and contributions from over 80 individuals. PyMC3 is a Python module for Bayesian modeling which focuses on modern Bayesian computational methods, primarily gradient-based (Hamiltonian) MCMC sampling and variational inference. Models are specified in Python, which allows for great flexibility. The main technological difference in PyMC3 relative to previous versions is the reliance on Theano for the computational backend, rather than on Fortran extensions.
 
@@ -47,6 +47,20 @@ We on the PyMC3 core team would like to thank everyone for contributing and now
 
 ### Contributors
 
+The following authors contributed to this release: 
+ 
+Chris Fonnesbeck <chris.fonnesbeck@vanderbilt.edu> 
+John Salvatier <jsalvatier@gmail.com> 
+Thomas Wiecki <thomas.wiecki@gmail.com> 
+Colin Carroll <colcarroll@gmail.com>
+Maxim Kochurov <maxim.v.kochurov@gmail.com>
+Taku Yoshioka <taku.yoshioka.4096@gmail.com> 
+Peadar Coyle (springcoil) <peadarcoyle@googlemail.com> 
+Austin Rochford <arochford@monetate.com> 
+Osvaldo Martin <aloctavodia@gmail.com> 
+ 
+In addition, the following community members contributed to this release: 
+
 A Kuz <for.akuz@gmail.com>
 A. Flaxman <abie@alum.mit.edu>
 Abraham Flaxman <abie@alum.mit.edu>
@@ -57,17 +71,13 @@ Andreas Klostermann <andreasklostermann@googlemail.com>
 Andres Asensio Ramos
 Andrew Clegg <andrew.clegg@pearson.com>
 Anjum48
-Austin Rochford <arochford@monetate.com>
 Benjamin Edwards <bedwards@cs.unm.edu>
 Boris Avdeev <borisaqua@gmail.com>
 Brian Naughton <briannaughton@gmail.com>
 Byron Smith
 Chad Heyne <chadheyne@gmail.com>
-Chris Fonnesbeck <chris.fonnesbeck@vanderbilt.edu>
-Colin Carroll <colcarroll@gmail.com>
 Corey Farwell <coreyf@rwell.org>
 David Huard <david.huard@gmail.com>
-David Huard <huardda@angus.meteo.mcgill.ca>
 David Stück <dstuck@users.noreply.github.com>
 DeliciousHair <mshepit@gmail.com>
 Dustin Tran
@@ -80,7 +90,7 @@ Imri Sofer <imrisofer@gmail.com>
 Jake Biesinger <jake.biesinger@gmail.com>
 James Webber <jamestwebber@gmail.com>
 John McDonnell <john.v.mcdonnell@gmail.com>
-John Salvatier <jsalvatier@gmail.com>
+Jon Sedar <jon.sedar@applied.ai>
 Jordi Diaz
 Jordi Warmenhoven <jordi.warmenhoven@gmail.com>
 Karlson Pfannschmidt <kiudee@mail.uni-paderborn.de>
@@ -89,32 +99,25 @@ Kyle Meyer <kyle@kyleam.com>
 Lin Xiao
 Mack Sweeney <mackenzie.sweeney@gmail.com>
 Matthew Emmett <memmett@unc.edu>
-Maxim Kochurov
 Michael Gallaspy <gallaspy.michael@gmail.com>
 Nick <nalourie@example.com>
 Osvaldo Martin <aloctavodia@gmail.com>
 Patricio Benavente <patbenavente@gmail.com>
-Peadar Coyle (springcoil) <peadarcoyle@googlemail.com>
 Raymond Roberts
 Rodrigo Benenson <rodrigo.benenson@gmail.com>
 Sergei Lebedev <superbobry@gmail.com>
 Skipper Seabold <chris.fonnesbeck@vanderbilt.edu>
-Taku Yoshioka <taku.yoshioka.4096@gmail.com>
-The Gitter Badger <badger@gitter.im>
 Thomas Kluyver <takowl@gmail.com>
-Thomas Wiecki <thomas.wiecki@gmail.com>
 Tobias Knuth <mail@tobiasknuth.de>
 Volodymyr Kazantsev
 Wes McKinney <wesmckinn@gmail.com>
 Zach Ploskey <zploskey@gmail.com>
 akuz <for.akuz@gmail.com>
-aloctavodia <aloctavodia@gmail.com>
 brandon willard <brandonwillard@gmail.com>
 dstuck <dstuck88@gmail.com>
 ingmarschuster <ingmar.schuster.linguistics@gmail.com>
 jan-matthis <mail@jan-matthis.de>
 jason <JasonTam22@gmailcom>
-Jon Sedar <jon.sedar@applied.ai>
 kiudee <quietdeath@gmail.com>
 maahnman <github@mm.maahn.de>
 macgyver <neil.rabinowitz@merton.ox.ac.uk>