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+## 12.0.2 2020-07-30
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+* Introduces b-tree index for `status.name` property on `loan` records (CIRCSTORE-223)
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 ## 12.0.1 2020-07-15
 
 * Introduces b-tree index for `requestType` property on `request` records (CIRCSTORE-219)