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+# Improvements
+
+* safe x509 renew can now set new key usages for the renewed key.
+* When using an SSH proxy, safe now handles the ssh `known_hosts` file better.
+  It can now handle whe  the known_hosts file is empty, and also safe now adds
+  newlines to lines that it adds.