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 # Lotus changelog
 
+# 0.5.6 / 2020-08-29
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+Hotfix release that fixes a panic in the sealing scheduler (https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/3389).
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 # 0.5.5
 
 This patch release introduces a large number of improvements to the sealing process.