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 Version 2.10.0, Not Yet Released
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+* Notice: the developers plan to switch from gzip to xz compression for
+  releases starting in 2.11. If this is a problem please comment at
+  https://github.com/randombit/botan/issues/1872
+
 * Warning: XMSS currently implements draft-06 which is not compatible with the
   final RFC 8391 specification. A PR is open to fix this, however it will break
   all current uses of XMSS. If you are currently using XMSS please comment at