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 Package: RcppParallel
 Type: Package
 Title: Parallel Programming Tools for 'Rcpp'
-Version: 5.1.8.9000
+Version: 5.1.9
 Authors@R: c(
     person("JJ", "Allaire", role = c("aut"), email = "jj@rstudio.com"),
     person("Romain", "Francois", role = c("aut", "cph")),
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+## RcppParallel 5.1.9
+
+* RcppParallel no longer passes `-rpath` when building / linking on Windows.
+  This fixes build issues when building RcppParallel when using the LLVM
+  linker on Windows. (@kalibera)
+  
 ## RcppParallel 5.1.8
 
 * RcppParallel now explicitly links to the bundled copy of TBB on macOS. (#206; @jeroen)