diff --git a/doc/whats_new.rst b/doc/whats_new.rst
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--- a/doc/whats_new.rst
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@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Authors
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 People who contributed to this release (in alphabetical order):
+
 * `Simon Kern`_
 * `Adam Li`_
 * `Alex Rockhill`_