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-Knot Resolver 1.5.2 (2017-01-22)
+Knot Resolver 1.5.3 (2018-01-23)
+================================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+- fix the hints module on some systems, e.g. Fedora.
+  Symptom: `undefined symbol: engine_hint_root_file`
+
+
+Knot Resolver 1.5.2 (2018-01-22)
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