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+cassandra (4.0.16) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New release
+
+ -- Stefan Miklosovic <smiklosovic@apache.org>  Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:37:18 +0100
+
 cassandra (4.0.15) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release