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-skulls-x230 0.1.1 - unreleased
+skulls-x230 0.1.1 - released 2019-01-18
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 This release includes the following changes:
+* based on coreboot commit cd97982e2e
 * updates and bugfixes in the scripts
 * bootsplash logo added to the nonfree image