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 | Release | New Features |
 | ------- | ------------ |
-| 2.0.0 | Drop Autotools support, drop the C++ API, drop the HDF5 <--> GIF tools, add complex number support, update library defaults (cache sizes, etc.), use semantic versioning |
+| 2.0.0 | Drop Autotools support, drop the HDF5 <--> GIF tools, add complex number support, update library defaults (cache sizes, etc.), use semantic versioning |
 | FUTURE | Multi-threaded HDF5, crashproofing / metadata journaling, Full (VFD) SWMR, encryption, digital signatures, sparse datasets, improved storage for variable-length datatypes, better Unicode support (especially on Windows) |
 
 NOTE: In the March 2025 release we will begin using semantic versioning (https://semver.org/) and the previously announced 1.16.0 version will instead be numbered 2.0.0.