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 # Changelog for Hedis
 
+## 0.7.7
+
+* Close connection handle on error
+
 ## 0.7.2
 
 * Improve speed, rewrite internal logic (PR #56)
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 name:               hedis
-version:            0.7.6
+version:            0.7.7
 synopsis:
     Client library for the Redis datastore: supports full command set,
     pipelining.