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+2014-11-27, Version 1.4.8
+=========================
+
+ * fix(initialization): bug fix for setting limit on number of connections in connection pool (cpentra1)
+
+ * Add contribution guidelines (Ryan Graham)
+
+
+2014-09-11, Version 1.4.7
+=========================
+
+ * Enhance error reporting for automigrate/autoupdate (Raymond Feng)
+
+
+2014-09-10, Version 1.4.6
+=========================
+
+ * Bump version (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Use table name instead of model name (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Use async and make sure errors are passed to callback (Raymond Feng)
+
+
+2014-08-25, Version 1.4.5
+=========================
+
+ * Bump version (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Make sure the deferred query will be invoked only once (Raymond Feng)
+
+
+2014-08-20, Version 1.4.4
+=========================
+
+ * Bump version (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Add ping() (Raymond Feng)
+
+
+2014-08-20, Version 1.4.3
+=========================
+
+ * Bump version (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Fix MySQL conversion for embedded model instance (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Fix the createDatabase option (Raymond Feng)
+
+
+2014-08-15, Version 1.4.2
+=========================
+
+ * Bump version (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Allow properties to pass through mysql driver (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Fix the default length for strings to avoid row size overflow (Raymond Feng)
+
+
+2014-06-27, Version 1.4.1
+=========================
+
+ * Bump version (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Fix the test cases as now inq/nin is checked for array values (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Update link to doc (Rand McKinney)
+
+
+2014-06-23, Version 1.4.0
+=========================
+
+ * Bump version (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * cannot read property of undefined fixed (Johnny Bill)
+
+ * Fix comparison for null and boolean values (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Map object/json to TEXT (Raymond Feng)
+
+
+2014-06-04, Version 1.3.0
+=========================
+
+ * Remove peer dependency on datasource-juggler (Miroslav Bajtoš)
+
+
+2014-06-02, Version 1.2.3
+=========================
+
+ * Bump version (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Fix sql injection and add test cases (Raymond Feng)
+
+
+2014-05-29, Version 1.2.2
+=========================
+
+ * Bump version (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Fix the varchar length (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Add like/nlike support (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Fix object/json type mapping (Raymond Feng)
+
+
+2014-05-16, Version 1.2.1
+=========================
+
+ * Bump versions (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Fix buildWhere (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Add support for logical operators (AND/OR) (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * updateOrCreate assumes numeric primary key(s) (Scott Anderson)
+
+
+2014-04-08, Version 1.2.0
+=========================
+
+ * Bump version (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Remove the commented out code (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Fix the query for discovery with current user (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Fix the table generation for string ids (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Update deps (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Use NULL for undefined (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Prevent inserting undefined values (Marat Dyatko)
+
+ * Update to dual MIT/StrongLoop license (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Fix merge issue (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Reformat code (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Update discovery.js (Samer Aldefai)
+
+ * Fix link to docs. (Rand McKinney)
+
+ * Replaced most content with link to docs. (Rand McKinney)
+
+ * Move mocha args to test/mocha.opts (Ryan Graham)
+
+ * Make 'npm test' more useful to CI (Ryan Graham)
+
+ * Prevent extra files from going into npm (Ryan Graham)
+
+
+2013-12-06, Version 1.1.1
+=========================
+
+ * Bump version (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Update deps (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Add the test for loopback-datasource-juggler PR-48 (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Fix the orderBy (Raymond Feng)
+
+
+2013-11-27, Version 1.1.0
+=========================
+
+ * Bump version (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Refactor the runQuery logic into a function (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Improve the connector based on review feedbacks (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Allow connectionLmit to be set (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Use connection pool for MySQL (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Update docs.json (Rand McKinney)
+
+ * Fix the regression caused by juggler (Raymond Feng)
+
+
+2013-11-20, Version 1.0.2
+=========================
+
+ * Remove blanket (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Bump version and update deps (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Append error to the message (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Add NOTICE and update READE (Raymond Feng)
+
+ * Update README.md (Rand McKinney)
+
+ * Update the internal github dependency (Raymond Feng)
+
+
+2013-10-28, Version 1.0.0
+=========================
+
+ * First release!
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c1502b7..5a3a6f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "loopback-connector-mysql",
-  "version": "1.4.7",
+  "version": "1.4.8",
   "description": "MySQL connector for loopback-datasource-juggler",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -25,5 +25,8 @@
   "license": {
     "name": "Dual MIT/StrongLoop",
     "url": "https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-connector-mysql/blob/master/LICENSE"
+  },
+  "optionalDependencies": {
+    "sl-blip": "http://blip.strongloop.com/loopback-connector-mysql@1.4.8"
   }
 }