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+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    There was a bug in the **experimental** zero-downtime database upgrade
+    path introduced in the Ocata release that prevented the **experimental**
+    upgrade from working.  This has been fixed in the Pike release.  The
+    bug did not affect the the normal database upgrade operation.