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+* __Increment version to 1.2.3. (#1758)__
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+    [Daniel Doubrovkine (dB.)](mailto:dblock@dblock.org) - Fri Dec 17 14:34:50 2021 +0000
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+* __Update to log4j 2.17.0. (#1771)__
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+    [Andriy Redko](mailto:andriy.redko@aiven.io) - Sat Dec 18 14:33:36 2021 -0500
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+* __Fix repository-azure plugin hanging, regression introduced in 1.2.0. (#1734)__
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+    [Andriy Redko](mailto:andriy.redko@aiven.io) - Thu Dec 16 15:10:14 2021 -0500