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+[@jkinkead]: https://github.com/jkinkead
+[2262]: https://github.com/sbt/sbt/pull/2262
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+### Fixes with compatibility implications
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+### Improvements
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+- The setting `apiURL` used to be ignored if `autoAPIMappings` was `false`. It will now be inserted into the built POM file regardless of the value of `autoAPIMappings`.  [#2262][2262] by [@jkinkead][@jkinkead]
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+### Bug fixes