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+- [v2.5.1](v2.5.1.md)
 - [v2.5.0](v2.5.0.md)
 - [v2.4.1](v2.4.1.md)
 - [v2.4.0](v2.4.0.md)
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+# declearn v2.5.1
+
+Released: 19/06/2024
+
+This is a subminor release that patches JAX support via backend-only changes.
+
+On the side, tests' resilience to missing optional dependencies was fixed.