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-1.9.50
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+1.10.0
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diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
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+Version 1.10.0 - 20th July 2015
+===============================
+  Various updates to make it work on CentOS 7
+
+Version 1.9.50 - 27th March 2015
+================================