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 # News
 
+## 1.3.0 (2023-03-31)
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+New post-processing methods:
+- `skeletor.post.smooth` to smooth the skeleton
+- `skeletor.post.despike` remove spikes from skeleton
+- `skeletor.post.remove_bristles` to remove single-node bristles from the skeleton
+
 ## 1.2.0 (2022-04-03)
 
 This release mainly improves `skeletor.skeletonize.by_wavefront` but it also