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 Project: jackson-core
-Version: 2.4.1 (xx-Jun-2014)
+Version: 2.4.1 (16-Jun-2014)
 
 #143: Flaw in `BufferRecycler.allocByteBuffer(int,int)` that results in
  performance regression