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-# v0.2.3.9003
+# v0.2.4
 * for linux and macOS, CWB 3.4.14 included, so that UTF-8 support is realized
-* Umlaute can be used in queries
 * bug removed in check_cqp_query that would prevent special characters from working
 in CQP queries
-* check_strucs, check_cpos and check_id are checking for NAs now
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-
-# v0.2.3.9002
-* cwb command line tools for creating corpora available for windows
-
-# v0.2.3.9001
+* check_strucs, check_cpos and check_id are checking for NAs now to avoid crashes
 * cwb command line tools cwb-makeall, cwb-huffcode and cwb-compress-rdx exposed
   as cwb_makeall, cwb_huffcode and cwb_compress_rdx