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+* __Increment version to 1.2.2 and backport log4j upgrade to 2.16. (#1728)__
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+    [Daniel Doubrovkine (dB.)](mailto:dblock@dblock.org) - Tue, 14 Dec 2021 19:04:20 -0500
+    
+    * Increment version to 1.2.2.
+     Signed-off-by: dblock <dblock@amazon.com>
+    
+    * Upgrade to log4j 2.16.0 (#1721) (#1723)
+     Signed-off-by: Andriy Redko <andriy.redko@aiven.io>
+    
+    * Moving DCO to workflows (#1458)
+     Signed-off-by: CEHENKLE <henkle@amazon.com>
+     Co-authored-by: Andriy Redko <andriy.redko@aiven.io>
+    Co-authored-by: CEHENKLE
+    <henkle@amazon.com>