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+# [1.6.0](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0) (2025-01-20)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **build:** out of order css in prod builds ([241d17d](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/241d17d9839f06b17c3898b1a8ba0f9fa12da0d1)), closes [#4098](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4098)
+- **build:** properly strip vpi-social css declaration in debug mode ([c61182a](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/c61182ab278350699b5d50461788478a340790aa))
+- **build:** respect `vite.clearScreen` in build ([8ea776a](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/8ea776addc2c3bcabf3c707a9a81d6e0080a8fcb)), closes [#4468](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4468)
+- **build:** specify mode for iconify ([8a5e8ea](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/8a5e8ea4f5b7cba0a6c909d8949f0c20426104a6))
+- **theme:** apply `externalLinkIcon` option on `VPHome` ([#4492](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4492)) ([fe48943](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/fe48943640895d859811b81f86d78c3e510dbe54))
+- **theme:** don't show external link icon for images ([096bba1](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/096bba19fb61c4b2f8f527046b4b0fe2e91c6bd6))
+- **theme:** ignore footnote-ref for outline ([1832617](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/183261753b04c2c96ddb8c10e520c748c6d3e613)), closes [#4402](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4402)
+- **theme:** includes text to h1 tag for hero page ([#4472](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4472)) ([bd896c6](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/bd896c638f8046f6546b5b32e8f98f3707aa8d05)), closes [#4453](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4453)
+
+### Features
+
+- **build:** export normalize function from shared chunk ([616f63f](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/616f63f5f08a57347f2800e2d147d5bcd1cd072d)), closes [#4401](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4401)
+- **theme:** allow customizing skip to content label ([ff254dc](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/ff254dcbe6f2bcc89c34d2d2f4050229dc094400)), closes [#4288](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4288)
+- **theme:** export VPNavBarSearch ([23522ab](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/23522ab83ff33802d382fa066578dd87eb06789d)), closes [#4476](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4476)
+- **theme:** export VPFeatures ([#4356](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/issues/4356)) ([6442e17](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/6442e174838aec9668325bb1199419908e7dd728))
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+- **build:** shiki transformers now use v3 [matching algorithm](https://shiki.style/packages/transformers#matching-algorithm) ([373f9b9](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/commit/373f9b933ee44f33a15ebdcfcb6db6dfac52f739))
+
 # [1.5.0](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/compare/v1.4.5...v1.5.0) (2024-11-04)
 
 ### Features
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 {
   "name": "vitepress",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "Vite & Vue powered static site generator",
   "keywords": [
     "vite",