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-# unreleased
+# v1.2: minor maintenance release. March 4, 2022
+
 * build using latest version of go, 1.17.3. #482
 * tweaks to connection closing. #481
 * experimental consistentHashing-v2 hashing scheme which aims to be compatible with more recent versions of carbon-relay. #477