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 Package: bayesplot
 Type: Package
 Title: Plotting for Bayesian Models
-Version: 1.11.0.9000
-Date: 2024-01-30
+Version: 1.11.1
+Date: 2024-02-13
 Authors@R: c(person("Jonah", "Gabry", role = c("aut", "cre"), email = "jsg2201@columbia.edu"),
              person("Tristan", "Mahr", role = "aut"),
              person("Paul-Christian", "Bürkner", role = "ctb"),
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-# bayesplot 1.11.0.9000
+# bayesplot 1.11.1
 
-Items for next release go here
+* Limit maximum number of evaluation points in `ppc_pit_ecdf` functions by default to 1000. by @TeemuSailynoja in #318
 
 # bayesplot 1.11.0