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@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ v0.18.1 (unreleased)
 
 New Features
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-
+- :py:meth:`Dataset.interp` now allows interpolation with non-numerical datatypes,
+  such as booleans, instead of dropping them. (:issue:`4761` :pull:`5008`).
+  By `Jimmy Westling <https://github.com/illviljan>`_.
 
 Breaking changes
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