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+# Changelog
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+## 5.3.0
+
+- **updated welcome screen design**
+- **when update(s) required, display notice and prevent login**
+- update PHPMailer dependency to latest version
+- begin using composer for dependencies
+- style code tweak (remove old css --prefix, no longer required)
+- update "themeupdate" tool to use latest dart-sass version
+
+##  5.2.0
+
+- ob.installer.sh small tweaks and fixes
+
+## 5.1.1 and earlier
+
+- See [https://openbroadcaster.com/resource/change-log/](https://openbroadcaster.com/resource/change-log/)
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