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 Spring Data JPA Changelog
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+Changes in version 1.5.3.RELEASE (2014-06-18)
+---------------------------------------------
+* DATAJPA-557 - Release 1.5.3.
+* DATAJPA-554 - Avoid falling back to query derivation for invalid native queries.
+* DATAJPA-548 - Improve documentation on custom namespace attributes for jpa:repositories.
+* DATAJPA-545 - Special characters not allowed anymore in named binding parameter.
+* DATAJPA-527 - CrudRepository.exists(ID id) fails for entity with @IdClass.
+* DATAJPA-516 - Missing/Misspelled NamedQuery gives dubious Exception.
+* DATAJPA-510 - Regression in 1.5.1 - Sort by property of an associated object doesn't work. Join property and INNER vs OUTER join when sorting.
+
+
 Changes in version 1.5.2.RELEASE (2014-04-15)
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 * Sorting for a field in a composite primary key throws "Can't cast to EntityPath". (DATAJPA-497)
@@ -436,4 +447,4 @@ Changes in version 1.0.0.M2 (2011-03-24) - https://jira.springsource.org/browse/
 
 Changes in version 1.0.0.M1 (2011-02-10) - https://jira.springsource.org/browse/DATAJPA/fixforversion/11786
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-* Moved JPA sepcific code from Hades into Spring Data JPA (functional equivalent of Hades 2.0.2) building on common functionality in Spring Data Commons
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+* Moved JPA sepcific code from Hades into Spring Data JPA (functional equivalent of Hades 2.0.2) building on common functionality in Spring Data Commons