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A Java Client Library for [RedisJSON](https://github.com/RedisJSON/RedisJSON)
+## Deprecation notice
+
+As of [Jedis 4.0.0](https://github.com/redis/jedis) this library is deprecated. It's features have been merged into Jedis. Please either install it from [maven](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/redis.clients/jedis) or [the repo](https://github.com/redis/jedis).
+
## Overview
This client provides access to RedisJSON's Redis API, and provides back-and-forth serialization between Java's and its objects.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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1.8
8
8
- 2.8.8
- 3.7.0
+ 2.8.9
+ 3.7.1
2.11.1