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 # arrow 18.1.0.9000
 
-- Added missing dplyr binding for atan (#44953)
-- Added bindings for hyperbolig trig functions sinh, cosh, tanh, asinh, acosh, and tanh (#44953)
-- Added bindings for expm1 (#44953)
+## Minor improvements and fixes
+
+- Added bindings for atan, sinh, cosh, tanh, asinh, acosh, and tanh, and expm1 (#44953)
 
 # arrow 18.1.0