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+## Version 2.16.0 Release Notes
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+Compatible with OpenSearch 2.16.0
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+## Security Fixes
+* Upgraded the version of the requests to 2.32.0 from 2.31.0. ([#1417](https://github.com/opensearch-project/cross-cluster-replication/pull/1417/))
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