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+# Release Notes
+
+## Paloma v2.3.0
+
+** This is a consensus breaking release! ** 
+
+Make sure you read the latest README and upgrade your `libwasmvm.so` to `v2.1.3`.
+
+## What's Changed
+* feat: improve relayer picking by @maharifu in https://github.com/palomachain/paloma/pull/1301
+* feat: upgrade to Cosmos SDK v0.50.10 by @byte-bandit in https://github.com/palomachain/paloma/pull/1302
+* chore: update readme by @byte-bandit in https://github.com/palomachain/paloma/pull/1303
+
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/palomachain/paloma/compare/v2.2.2...v2.3.0