chore(release): 1.29.1 [skip ci]

## newspack-block-theme [1.29.1](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-workspace/compare/newspack-block-theme@1.29.0...newspack-block-theme@1.29.1) (2026-07-09)

### Bug Fixes

* **themes:** remove unintended highlight behind colored text ([#574](#574)) ([d94254c](d94254c))

Author: semantic-release-bot

themes/newspack-block-theme/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## newspack-block-theme [1.29.1](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-workspace/compare/newspack-block-theme@1.29.0...newspack-block-theme@1.29.1) (2026-07-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **themes:** remove unintended highlight behind colored text ([#574](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-workspace/issues/574)) ([d94254c](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-workspace/commit/d94254c6427f689d70c140b710a017a102c07a8f))
+
 # newspack-block-theme [1.29.0](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-workspace/compare/newspack-block-theme@1.28.6...newspack-block-theme@1.29.0) (2026-06-29)
 
 

themes/newspack-block-theme/functions.php

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Newspack Block Theme functions and definitions
- * Version: 1.29.0
+ * Version: 1.29.1
  *
  * @link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/theme-functions/
  *
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCK_THEME_FILE', __FILE__ );
 	define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCK_THEME_FILE_PATH', plugin_dir_path( NEWSPACK_BLOCK_THEME_FILE ) );
 	define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCK_THEME_URL', plugin_dir_url( NEWSPACK_BLOCK_THEME_FILE ) );
-	define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCK_THEME_VERSION', '1.29.0' );
+	define( 'NEWSPACK_BLOCK_THEME_VERSION', '1.29.1' );
 }
 
 

themes/newspack-block-theme/src/scss/_theme-description.scss

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Description: A forward-looking news theme designed and developed to be highly cu
 Requires at least: 7.0
 Tested up to: 7.0
 Requires PHP: 8.0
-Version: 1.29.0
+Version: 1.29.1
 License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 Template: