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 # Changelog
 ## Release 1.11.0 (August 7, 2019)
 [Milestone#33](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-kinesis-client/milestone/33)
-* Updated the version of the AWS Java SDK to 1.11.603
 * Improved exception handling and logging in `KinesisClientLibLeaseCoordinator` to avoid `NullPointerExceptions` when no leases are found.
   * [PR #558](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-kinesis-client/pull/558)
 * Introducing optional new periodic shard sync strategy to perform shard discovery and lease cleanup on a single worker.
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 ### Latest Release (1.11.0 - August 7, 2019)
 [Milestone#33](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-kinesis-client/milestone/33)
-* Updated the version of the AWS Java SDK to 1.11.603
 * Improved exception handling and logging in `KinesisClientLibLeaseCoordinator` to avoid `NullPointerExceptions` when no leases are found.
   * [PR #558](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-kinesis-client/pull/558)
 * Introducing optional new periodic shard sync strategy to perform shard discovery and lease cleanup on a single worker.