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NEWS.rst

@@ -1,8 +1,27 @@
-21.2.3 (2021-08-06)
+.. note
+
+    You should *NOT* be adding new change log entries to this file, this
+    file is managed by towncrier. You *may* edit previous change logs to
+    fix problems like typo corrections or such.
+
+    To add a new change log entry, please see
+        https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/development/contributing/#news-entries
+
+
+.. towncrier release notes start
+
+21.2.4 (2021-08-12)
 ===================
 
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+- Fix 3.6.0 compatibility in link comparison logic. (`#10280 <https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/10280>`_)
 
 
+21.2.3 (2021-08-06)
+===================
+
 Bug Fixes
 ---------
 
@@ -13,8 +32,6 @@ Bug Fixes
 21.2.2 (2021-07-31)
 ===================
 
-
-
 Bug Fixes
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 21.2.1 (2021-07-25)
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-
-
 Process
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@@ -37,8 +52,6 @@ Process
 21.2 (2021-07-24)
 =================
 
-
-
 Process
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@@ -134,17 +147,6 @@ Vendored Libraries
 - Upgrade urllib3 to 1.26.6.
 
 
-.. note
-
-    You should *NOT* be adding new change log entries to this file, this
-    file is managed by towncrier. You *may* edit previous change logs to
-    fix problems like typo corrections or such.
-
-    To add a new change log entry, please see
-        https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/development/contributing/#news-entries
-
-.. towncrier release notes start
-
 21.1.3 (2021-06-26)
 ===================
 

src/pip/__init__.py

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 from typing import List, Optional
 
-__version__ = "21.2.3"
+__version__ = "21.2.4"
 
 
 def main(args: Optional[List[str]] = None) -> int: