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@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ Changes that could break older environments:
 
 Fixed bugs:
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+ * Caused by AssertionError no longer filtered. Bugzilla report 45631.
+ 
  * <zip> would sometimes recreate JARs unnecessarily. Bugzilla report 45902.
 
  * <symlink> task couldn't overwrite existing symlinks that pointed to nonexistent files