Release version 3.0.0.rc2

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Release version 3.0.0.rc1

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Release version 2.2.1

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Release version 2.1.4

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Release version 1.4.2

CHANGELOG update.

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Release version 2.1.3

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Release version 2.1.2

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Release version 2.1.1

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Release version 2.1.0

I yanked version 2.0.2, this was a minor release, not a patch release.

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