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 defusedxml 0.7.1
 ---------------------
 
-*Release date: ??-Mar-2021*
+*Release date: 08-Mar-2021*
 
 - Fix regression ``defusedxml.ElementTree.ParseError`` (#63)
   The ``ParseError`` exception is now the same class object as
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 ## defusedxml 0.7.1
 
-*Release date: ??-Mar-2021*
+*Release date: 08-Mar-2021*
 
   - Fix regression `defusedxml.ElementTree.ParseError` (\#63) The
     `ParseError` exception is now the same class object as