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 ## __NEXT__
 
+### Bug Fixes
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+* filter: In versions 24.2.0 and 24.2.1, `--query` stopped working in cases where internal optimizations added in version 24.2.0 failed to parse the columns from the query. It now falls back to non-optimized behavior that allows queries to work. [#1418][] (@victorlin)
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+[#1418]: https://github.com/nextstrain/augur/pull/1418
 
 ## 24.2.1 (14 February 2024)