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 ## NOTES
 
 
-# data.table [v1.13.6](https://github.com/Rdatatable/data.table/milestone/22?closed=1)  (submitted to CRAN on 14 Dec 2020)
+# data.table [v1.13.6](https://github.com/Rdatatable/data.table/milestone/22?closed=1)  (30 Dec 2020)
 
 ## BUG FIXES