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RELEASE-NOTES.txt

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 *               Bump logkit from 1.0.1 to 2.0 #32. Thanks to Dependabot.
 
 
+Historical list of changes: https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-logging/changes-report.html
+
+Download it from https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-logging/download_logging.cgi
+
+For complete information on Apache Commons Logging, including instructions on how to submit bug reports,
+patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Commons Logging website:
+
+https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-logging/
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Apache Commons Logging
+Version 1.3.1
+RELEASE NOTES
+
+The Apache Commons Logging team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Commons Logging 1.3.1
+
+Apache Commons Logging is a thin adapter allowing configurable bridging to other,
+well-known logging systems.
+
+This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.
+
+Changes in this version
+-----------------------
+
+New features
+------------
+
+*               Add Maven property project.build.outputTimestamp for build reproducibility. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+
+Fixed Bugs
+----------
+
+*               Remove references to very old JDK and Commons Logging versions #201. Thanks to Elliotte Rusty Harold.
+*               Update from Logj 1 to the Log4j 2 API compatibility layer #231. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz.
+*               Allow Servlet 4 in OSGi environment #191. Thanks to Václav Haisman.
+*               Fix generics warnings #213. Thanks to Elliotte Rusty Harold.
+* LOGGING-189:  Fix Import-Package entry for org.slf4j #188. Thanks to Václav Haisman, Sebb, Hannes Wellmann, Gary Gregory, Piotr P. Karwasz.
+
+Changes
+-------
+
+*               Bump org.apache.commons:commons-parent from 65 to 67. Thanks to Dependabot.
+*               Bump log4j2.version from 2.21.1 to 2.23.1 #187, #230. Thanks to Dependabot, Piotr P. Karwasz.
+*               Bump org.slf4j:slf4j-api from 2.0.9 to 2.0.12 #207. Thanks to Dependabot.
+*               Bump ch.qos.logback:logback-classic from 1.3.11 to 1.3.14 #212. Thanks to Dependabot, Gary Gregory.
+*               Bump ch.qos.logback:logback-core from 1.3.11 to 1.3.14 #211. Thanks to Dependabot, Gary Gregory.
+*               Bump com.h3xstream.findsecbugs:findsecbugs-plugin from 1.12.0 to 1.13.0. Thanks to Dependabot.
+*               Bump logkit from 1.0.1 to 2.0 #32. Thanks to Dependabot.
+
+
 Historical list of changes: https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-logging/changes-report.html
 
 Download it from https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-logging/download_logging.cgi