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NEWS.rst

@@ -7,6 +7,27 @@
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+20.1 (2020-04-28)
+=================
+
+Process
+-------
+
+- Document that pip 21.0 will drop support for Python 2.7.
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Add ``pip cache dir`` to show the cache directory. (`#7350 <https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/7350>`_)
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+- Abort pip cache commands early when cache is disabled. (`#8124 <https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/8124>`_)
+- Correctly set permissions on metadata files during wheel installation,
+  to permit non-privileged users to read from system site-packages. (`#8139 <https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/8139>`_)
+
+
 20.1b1 (2020-04-21)
 ===================
 

news/7350.feature

-Add ``pip cache dir`` to show the cache directory.

news/8124.bugfix

-Abort pip cache commands early when cache is disabled.

news/8139.bugfix

-Correctly set permissions on metadata files during wheel installation,
-to permit non-privileged users to read from system site-packages.

news/python2.process

-Document that pip 21.0 will drop support for Python 2.7.

src/pip/__init__.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING:
     from typing import List, Optional
 
 
-__version__ = "20.1.dev1"
+__version__ = "20.1"
 
 
 def main(args=None):