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 w3lib release notes
 ===================
 
+2.1.1 (TBD)
+-----------
+
+- :func:`~w3lib.url.safe_url_string`, :func:`~w3lib.url.safe_download_url`
+  and :func:`~w3lib.url.canonicalize_url` now strip whitespace and control
+  characters urls according to the URL living standard.
+
+
 2.1.0 (2022-11-28)
 ------------------