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 2.0 RC1
 
+API Changes
+
+ 1. All deprecated methods and fields have been removed, except
+    DateField, which will still be supported for some time
+    so Lucene can read its date fields from old indexes (Yonik Seeley)
+ 
 Bug fixes
 
  1. LUCENE-330: Fix issue of FilteredQuery not working properly within