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+## Version 2.1.0.0 2022-07-06
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+Compatible with OpenSearch 2.1.0
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+### Maintenance
+* Bumped version to 2.1.0, and gradle to 7.4.2. ([#475](https://github.com/opensearch-project/alerting/pull/475]))
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+### Documentation
+* Added 2.1 release notes. ([#485](https://github.com/opensearch-project/alerting/pull/485))
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