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+0.9.x (201x-xx-xx) "Business as Usual"
+
+ * kike: fix wildcard handling in WHOIS
+
+ * kike: properly handle STATS without parametetrs
+
+ * kike: abort earlier when an invalid mode character is detected while
+   processing channel MODE messages
+
+ * kike: do not send NICK notifications when the nickname doesn't really change
+
+ * kike: fix hostname string verification (only used for "server_name")
+
+
 0.9.6 (2018-06-22) "I've Been Sitting Here All This Time"
 
  * Code has been relicensed to 0BSD and moved to a private git hosting