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 2.1.16
  * Fix filtering on clustering columns when 2i is used (CASSANDRA-11907)
- * Reduce contention getting instances of CompositeType (CASSANDRA-10433)
  * Improve digest calculation in the presence of overlapping tombstones (CASSANDRA-11349)