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+## 2.8.1
+
+([Full Changelog](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab_server/compare/v2.8.0...680f4fe1c8c7d1d7841e14562720d81a27e6d0ad))
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+### Bugs fixed
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+- Fall back to `DEFAULT_LOCALE` when translation settings schema is invalid in `get_current_locale` [#207](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab_server/pull/207) ([@telamonian](https://github.com/telamonian))
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+### Contributors to this release
+
+([GitHub contributors page for this release](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab_server/graphs/contributors?from=2021-09-07&to=2021-09-07&type=c))
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+[@telamonian](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyterlab%2Fjupyterlab_server+involves%3Atelamonian+updated%3A2021-09-07..2021-09-07&type=Issues)
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 ## 2.8.0
 
 ([Full Changelog](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab_server/compare/v2.7.2...407a8e997825e76b7f9c8992ee03206c21ea0fa0))
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 [@fcollonval](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyterlab%2Fjupyterlab_server+involves%3Afcollonval+updated%3A2021-08-23..2021-09-07&type=Issues)
 
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 ## 2.7.2
 
 ([Full Changelog](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab_server/compare/v2.7.1...1508ff86421f1473ad388ac2d384bf986e326862))