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@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ Standard library changes
 Compiler/Runtime improvements
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+External dependencies
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+
+  * 7zip (bundled with Julia on Windows) has been upgraded from version 16.04 to 18.05 ([#30035]).
 
 Deprecated or removed
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