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 What's New
 ==========
 
+.. _whats-new.2026.05.0:
+
+v2026.05.0 (unreleased)
+-----------------------
+
+New Features
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Breaking Changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Deprecations
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Bug Fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Documentation
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Internal Changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
 .. _whats-new.2026.04.0:
 
 v2026.04.0 (Apr 13, 2026)