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 Type: Package
 Package: mlr3mbo
 Title: Flexible Bayesian Optimization
-Version: 0.2.1.9000
+Version: 0.2.2
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Lennart", "Schneider", , "lennart.sch@web.de", role = c("cre", "aut"),
            comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0003-4152-5308")),
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-# mlr3mbo 0.2.1.9000
+# mlr3mbo 0.2.2
 
 * refactor: compatibility with upcoming paradox upgrade.
 * feat: `OptimizerMbo` and `TunerMbo` now update the `Surrogate` a final time after the optimization process finished to