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CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
-## [1.8.1] - 2022-10-7
+## [1.8.1] - 2022-10-11
 
 * We now keep a count of outstanding requests for an indicator, so more than one overlapping request can share the same
   indicator without issues

www/posts/2022-10-11-htmx-1.8.1-is-released.md

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+---
+layout: layout.njk
+tags: ['posts',  'announcements']
+title: htmx 1.8.1 has been released!
+date: 2022-07-12
+---
+
+## htmx 1.8.1 Release
+
+I'm happy to announce the [1.8.1 release](https://unpkg.com/browse/htmx.org@1.8.1/) of htmx.
+
+### New Features
+
+* We now keep a count of outstanding requests for an indicator, so more than one overlapping request can share the same
+  indicator without issues
+* We now track the attribute state of an element and re-initialize it if `htmx.process()` is called on the element and
+  the attributes have changed
+* [Idiomorph](https://github.com/bigskysoftware/idiomorph) is now available for all your morph-swapping needs
+* The new (`hx-validate`)[/attributes/hx-validate] attribute will force elements to validate before a request, even if
+  they are not within a form being submitted
+
+### Improvements & Bug fixes
+
+* The `unset` directive now works properly for `hx-vals` and `hx-vars`
+* The title of the page is now properly set on a history cache miss
+* Many smaller bug and docs fixes
+
+Enjoy!