Update change log and version: 1.8a1

shapely · Mar 3, 2021 · 2086ba9 · 2086ba9
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 Changes
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-1.8a1 (TBD)
------------
+1.8a1 (2021-03-03)
+------------------
+
+Shapely 1.8.0 will be a transitional version. There are a few bug fixes and new
+features, but it is mainly about warning of the upcoming changes in 2.0.0.
+Several more pre-releases before 1.8.0 are expected.
 
 Deprecations:
 
@@ -44,6 +48,10 @@ Bug fixes:
 - Several issues with duplication and order of vertices in ops.substring have
   been fixed (#1008).
 
+Packaging:
+
+- The wheels uploaded to PyPI will include GEOS 3.9.1.
+
 1.7.1 (2020-08-20)
 ------------------
 

diff --git a/shapely/__init__.py b/shapely/__init__.py
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-__version__ = "1.8dev"
+__version__ = "1.8a1"