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+== Next Version
+
+=== Features
+
+* PollContext API - provides central access to result set with various convenience methods as well as metadata about records, such as failure count
+* Batching - all API methods now support batching.
+See the Options class set batch size for more information.
+
+=== Fixes and Improvements
+
+* Event system - better CPU usage in control thread
+* Concurrency stability improvements
+* Update dependencies
+
 == v0.4.0.0
 // https://github.com/confluentinc/parallel-consumer/releases/tag/0.4.0.0