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 # OverReact Changelog
 
+## [3.5.0](https://github.com/Workiva/over_react/compare/3.4.1...3.5.0)
+- Introduce new and improved component boilerplate syntax 🎉
+    
+    ![side-by-side comparison of old and new boilerplate for a simple component](doc/new-boilerplate-side-by-side.png)
+    
+    See our [migration guide](https://github.com/Workiva/over_react/blob/master/doc/new_boilerplate_migration.md) for more information around these changes, including why we made them and how to convert existing components to use thew new syntax.
+    
+    The existing boilerplate syntax will be deprecated in a future release. 
+    
+- [#469] Throw helpful error when `connect`, `connectFlux`, and `forwardRef` are passed an invalid component. 
+
 ## [3.4.1](https://github.com/Workiva/over_react/compare/3.4.0...3.4.1)
 - [#468] Allow redux.dart version 4
 
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 # New OverReact Boilerplate Migration Guide
 
+_Preview of new boilerplate:_
+![side-by-side comparison of old and new boilerplate](new-boilerplate-side-by-side.png)
+
 * __[Background](#background)__
     * [Problems with Previous Boilerplate](#problems-with-previous-boilerplate)
 * __[New Boilerplate Updates](#new-boilerplate-updates)__
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 name: over_react
-version: 3.4.1
+version: 3.5.0
 description: A library for building statically-typed React UI components using Dart.
 homepage: https://github.com/Workiva/over_react/
 authors: