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 # arrow 21.0.0.9000
 
+## New features
+
+- `stringr::str_replace_na()` binding implemented (#47521).
+
+##  Minor improvements and fixes
+
+- Subsecond time variables no longer truncated in  `hms::hms()` bindings (#47278)
+
 # arrow 21.0.0.1
 
 ##  Minor improvements and fixes