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+# nanoarrow 0.6.0
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+- Add float16 support for R bindings (#650)
+- Implement string view support in R bindings (#636)
+- Allow opt-out of warning for unregistered extension types (#632)
+- Add bindings to IPC writer (#608)
+- Avoid flatcc aligned_alloc() call when compiling R package (#494)
+- Use JSON in experimental R vctrs extension type (#533)
+
# nanoarrow 0.5.0
- Add experimental `nanoarrow_vctr` to wrap a list of arrays (#461)