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CHANGELOG.md

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+## 1.17.0
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+([Full Changelog](https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/compare/v1.16.0...2b296099777d50aa86f67faf94d5cbfde906b169))
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+### Enhancements made
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+- Add the root_dir value to the logging message in case of non compliant preferred_dir [#804](https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/pull/804) ([@echarles](https://github.com/echarles))
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+### Bugs fixed
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+- missing required arguments in utils.fetch [#798](https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/pull/798) ([@minrk](https://github.com/minrk))
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+### Maintenance and upkeep improvements
+
+- Add helper jobs for branch protection [#797](https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/pull/797) ([@blink1073](https://github.com/blink1073))
+- [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate [#793](https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/pull/793) ([@pre-commit-ci[bot]](https://github.com/apps/pre-commit-ci))
+- Update branch references and links [#791](https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/pull/791) ([@blink1073](https://github.com/blink1073))
+
+### Contributors to this release
+
+([GitHub contributors page for this release](https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/graphs/contributors?from=2022-03-29&to=2022-04-27&type=c))
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 ## 1.16.0
 
 ([Full Changelog](https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/compare/v1.15.6...d32b887ae2c3b77fe3ae67ba79c3d3c6713c0d8a))