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 # Changelog
 
+## 0.2.1 (August 16th, 2010)
+* bring mysql2 ActiveRecord adapter back into gem
+
 ## 0.2.0 (August 16th, 2010)
 * switch back to letting libmysql manage all allocation/thread-state/freeing for the connection
 * cache various numeric type conversions in hot-spots of the code for a little speed boost
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-0.2.0
+0.2.1