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+# [9.13.0](https://github.com/IBM/java-sdk-core/compare/9.12.1...9.13.0) (2021-08-30)
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+### Features
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+* improve retry functionality ([#143](https://github.com/IBM/java-sdk-core/issues/143)) ([7bd64be](https://github.com/IBM/java-sdk-core/commit/7bd64be2e2da010f3561a426b0baef6d30ddeac9))
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 ## [9.12.1](https://github.com/IBM/java-sdk-core/compare/9.12.0...9.12.1) (2021-08-13)