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@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Releases
 v1.9.0 (DD MM YYYY)
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+* #77: Allow `SSHClient.connect()` to take an explicit `sock` parameter
+  overriding creation of an internal, implicit socket object.
 
 v1.8.1 (DD MM YYYY)
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