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+## 0.40.0-rc5 (2024-11-06)
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+### Added (3 changes)
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+- [Support `warning_on_none_empty_plan` input in pipeline templates](https://gitlab.com/components/opentofu/-/commit/27a482a76e7ee35b94f8539a50ecdf325f8711cb) ([merge request](https://gitlab.com/components/opentofu/-/merge_requests/170))
+- [Support `warning_on_none_empty_plan` input in `plan` job.](https://gitlab.com/components/opentofu/-/commit/4065954e5f9cefe02dc526951efb28afc7e8b661) ([merge request](https://gitlab.com/components/opentofu/-/merge_requests/170))
+- [Pass `plan` input down from compound templates](https://gitlab.com/components/opentofu/-/commit/4005bfaa98b82c73fbadaff6428398f9a0af15d6) ([merge request](https://gitlab.com/components/opentofu/-/merge_requests/169))
+
+### Changed (1 change)
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+- [Change cache policy in `validate-plan*` templates to only push in `validate` job](https://gitlab.com/components/opentofu/-/commit/b16327a0bf10cd28e8a1bf7189aafab027cfa31c) ([merge request](https://gitlab.com/components/opentofu/-/merge_requests/172))
+
+### Removed (2 changes)
+
+- [Remove unused cache setup in `fmt` job](https://gitlab.com/components/opentofu/-/commit/40694b5d73c3f52144784e9d38a75c07ca6bf342) ([merge request](https://gitlab.com/components/opentofu/-/merge_requests/172))
+- [Remove old OpenTofu versions](https://gitlab.com/components/opentofu/-/commit/0a106f377cf0cafaeaed7db71d9b2761a9ca33d2) ([merge request](https://gitlab.com/components/opentofu/-/merge_requests/171))
+
+### Development (1 change)
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+- [This is a changelog test commit](https://gitlab.com/components/opentofu/-/commit/7cba70e7b82843b05bf4c5bfcb2e7260596e4d04)
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 ## 0.40.0-rc4 (2024-11-05)
 
 ### Added (3 changes)