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+3.1 (unreleased)
+================
+
+Release date: TBD
+
+Supports Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11.
+
+NetworkX is a Python package for the creation, manipulation, and study of the
+structure, dynamics, and functions of complex networks.
+
+For more information, please visit our `website <https://networkx.org/>`_
+and our :ref:`gallery of examples <examples_gallery>`.
+Please send comments and questions to the `networkx-discuss mailing list
+<http://groups.google.com/group/networkx-discuss>`_.
+
+Highlights
+----------
+
+This release is the result of X of work with over X pull requests by
+X contributors. Highlights include:
+
+- Minor bug-fixes and speed-ups
+- Improvements to plugin based backend infrastructure
+- Minor documentation improvements
+- Improved test coverage
+- Last release supporting Python 3.8
+- Stopped building PDF version of docs
+- Use Ruff for linting
+
+Improvements
+------------
+
+- [`#6461 <https://github.com/networkx/networkx/pull/6461>`_]
+  Add simple cycle enumerator for undirected class
+- [`#6404 <https://github.com/networkx/networkx/pull/6404>`_]
+  Add spectral bisection for graphs using fiedler vector
+- [`#6244 <https://github.com/networkx/networkx/pull/6244>`_]
+  Improve handling of create_using to allow Mixins of type Protocol
+- [`#5399 <https://github.com/networkx/networkx/pull/5399>`_]
+  Add Laplace centrality measure
+
+Deprecations
+------------
+
+- [`#6564 <https://github.com/networkx/networkx/pull/6564>`_]
+  Deprecate ``single_target_shortest_path_length`` to change return value to a dict in v3.3.
+  Deprecate ``shortest_path`` in case of all_pairs to change return value to a iterator in v3.3.
+- [`#5602 <https://github.com/networkx/networkx/pull/5602>`_]
+  Deprecate ``forest_str`` function (use ``write_network_text`` instead).
+
+Merged PRs
+----------
+
+<output of contribs.py>
+
+
+Contributors
+------------
+
+<output of contribs.py>
diff --git a/doc/release/release_dev.rst b/doc/release/release_dev.rst
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-3.1 (unreleased)
+3.2 (unreleased)
 ================
 
 Release date: TBD
 
-Supports Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11.
+Supports Python 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11.
 
 NetworkX is a Python package for the creation, manipulation, and study of the
 structure, dynamics, and functions of complex networks.
@@ -19,34 +19,18 @@ Highlights
 This release is the result of X of work with over X pull requests by
 X contributors. Highlights include:
 
-- Minor bug-fixes and speed-ups
-- Improvements to plugin based backend infrastructure
-- Minor documentation improvements
-- Improved test coverage
-- Last release supporting Python 3.8
-- Stopped building PDF version of docs
-- Use Ruff for linting
 
 Improvements
 ------------
 
-- [`#6461 <https://github.com/networkx/networkx/pull/6461>`_]
-  Add simple cycle enumerator for undirected class
-- [`#6404 <https://github.com/networkx/networkx/pull/6404>`_]
-  Add spectral bisection for graphs using fiedler vector
-- [`#6244 <https://github.com/networkx/networkx/pull/6244>`_]
-  Improve handling of create_using to allow Mixins of type Protocol
-- [`#5399 <https://github.com/networkx/networkx/pull/5399>`_]
-  Add Laplace centrality measure
+
+API Changes
+-----------
+
 
 Deprecations
 ------------
 
-- [`#6564 <https://github.com/networkx/networkx/pull/6564>`_]
-  Deprecate ``single_target_shortest_path_length`` to change return value to a dict in v3.3.
-  Deprecate ``shortest_path`` in case of all_pairs to change return value to a iterator in v3.3.
-- [`#5602 <https://github.com/networkx/networkx/pull/5602>`_]
-  Deprecate ``forest_str`` function (use ``write_network_text`` instead).
 
 Merged PRs
 ----------