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 ## What's Changed
 
+1.2.9 (2024-07-10)
+==================
+
+Web Application
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Add Download CSV button to query page by @BradleySappington in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1561
+* show file anomalies on exposure group page by @BradleySappington in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1564
+* create generic error page to handle exceptions in views. by @BradleySappington in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1549
+
+Project & API Documentation
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* final model define for faking by @BradleySappington in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1544
+* Update Redis Package Names in Environment Files by @mfixstsci in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1546
+* [SCSB-145] require Python 3.10 by @zacharyburnett in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1515
+* debug false by default by @BradleySappington in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1550
+* Update NIRSpec TA Monitors to use Django DB Models by @mfixstsci in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1499
+* Update NIRSpec TA Models by @mfixstsci in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1565
+* Remove codecov.yml by @bhilbert4 in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1588
+* Remove filename parser test over filesystem by @bhilbert4 in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1586
+* Update remote to upstream in pull_jwql_branch.sh by @bhilbert4 in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1591
+* Add Dependencies for Servers in `pyproject.toml` by @mfixstsci in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1568
+* fix release upload step condition to match workflow trigger by @zacharyburnett in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1593
+* fix environment freeze workflow not picking up tag by @zacharyburnett in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1594
+* fix version matching pattern by @zacharyburnett in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1595
+* updating freeze matrix to include linux, mac and python 3.12 by @mfixstsci in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1596
+* Remove P750L from list of NIRSpec filters by @bhilbert4 in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1598
+* [build] fix `runs-on:` and update build filename for easier parsing by @zacharyburnett in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1599
+* upload to PyPI on release by @zacharyburnett in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1601
+* Updating jwst_reffiles version number by @mfixstsci in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1606
+* Remove old presentations from repo by @bhilbert4 in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1607
+* Num results fix by @BradleySappington in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1608
+* Add Environment Update Script by @mfixstsci in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1609
+* Add new NIRISS AMI-related suffixes by @bhilbert4 in https://github.com/spacetelescope/jwql/pull/1613
+
+
 1.2.8 (2024-04-18)
 ==================