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 Version ${version.number} ${version.release} rev.${version.revision} (released on ${version.buildDateLong})
 
+New Features
+  * load single band sextante raster style from sidecar SLD file
+  * wms layer with api key are now saved in project
+
+Improvements
+  * AttributeTable : non-editable cells are now selectable
+  * preserve feature order in multi-layer selection
+  * shapefile reader speed up for polygons with huge number of holes
+  * rendering pipeline optimizations for complex geometries like polygons
+    with many holes
+  * upgraded jts to 1.20
+
+Bug Fixes
+  * MergePolygonsWithNeighbourPlugIn fix for layers w/o attributes
+
+Upgraded Extensions
+  * RasterTools (for details see "Raster tools>About>Change log")
+
+
+Version 2.3.0 release rev.5279[d24616e] (released on 26. July 2024)
+
 New Features
   * Add option extractOnlyPolygonal to the polygonizer
   * New default JPEG 2000 driver using https://github.com/dbmdz/imageio-jnr