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+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    With Git 2.18.0 and later, the ``--rebase-merges`` (``-r``) option will
+    be used in place of the deprecated ``--preserve-merges`` (``-p``)
+    option. This fixes a critical error when git-review is used with Git
+    versions 2.34.0 onward, where the old option is no longer available.