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*Released 2024-06-07*
This is the technical changelog for version 21.3. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel `pythontelegrambotchannel <https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel>`_.
Major Changes
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- Full Support for Bot API 7.4 (:pr:`4286`, :pr:`4276` closes :issue:`4275`, :pr:`4285`, :pr:`4283`, :pr:`4280`, :pr:`4278`, :pr:`4279`)
- Deprecate ``python-telegram-bot-raw`` (:pr:`4270`)
- Remove Functionality Deprecated in Bot API 7.3 (:pr:`4266` closes :issue:`4244`)
New Features
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- Add Parameter ``chat_id`` to ``ChatMemberHandler`` (:pr:`4290` by `uniquetrij <https://github.com/uniquetrij>`_ closes :issue:`4287`)
Documentation Improvements
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- Documentation Improvements (:pr:`4264` closes :issue:`4240`)
Internal Changes
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- Add ``setuptools`` to ``requirements-dev.txt`` (:pr:`4282`)
- Update Settings for pre-commit.ci (:pr:`4265`)
Dependency Updates
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- Bump ``pytest`` from 8.2.0 to 8.2.1 (:pr:`4272`)