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 # dm 0.1.7
 
-- Same as previous version.
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-# dm 0.1.6.9001
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-- Suggest RMariaDB 1.0.10 to work around timeout with `R CMD check`.
+- Bump RMariaDB required version to 1.0.10 to work around timeout with `R CMD check`.
 - `dm_from_src()` accepts `schema` argument for MSSQL databases (#367).
 
 
-# dm 0.1.6.9000
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-- Internal changes only.
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 # dm 0.1.6
 
 ## Breaking changes