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+features:
+- |
+  Patrole now supports parsing custom YAML policy files, the new policy file
+  extension since Ocata. The function ``_get_policy_data`` has been renamed to
+  ``get_rules`` and been changed to re-use ``oslo_policy.policy.Rules.load``
+  function.