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+## What's Changed
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+* fix: decrease success rate if validator fails to relay by @maharifu in https://github.com/palomachain/paloma/pull/1295
+* chore: update README to v2.2.2 by @maharifu in https://github.com/palomachain/paloma/pull/1297
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+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/palomachain/paloma/compare/v2.2.1...v2.2.2