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+# bloop `v2.0.5`
+
+Bloop v2.0.5 is a bugfix release. The main purpose is to revert the shapeless
+upgrade which seems to have broken the integration with BSP clients such as
+Metals.
+
+## Installing Bloop
+
+For more details about installing Bloop, please see
+[Bloop's Installation Guide](https://scalacenter.github.io/bloop/setup))
+
+## Merged pull requests
+
+Here's a list of pull requests that were merged:
+
+- Chore: Revert shapeless update [#2499]
+- Chore: Remove 5 second timeout which makes tests flaky [#2498]
+- Build(deps): Update coursier, coursier-jvm from 2.1.14 to 2.1.15 [#2497]
+- bugfix: Use last modified time instead of creation time for detecting orphaned
+  directories [#2489]
+
+[#2499]: https://github.com/scalacenter/bloop/pull/2499
+[#2498]: https://github.com/scalacenter/bloop/pull/2498
+[#2497]: https://github.com/scalacenter/bloop/pull/2497
+[#2489]: https://github.com/scalacenter/bloop/pull/2489
+
+## Contributors
+
+According to `git shortlog -sn --no-merges v2.0.4..v2.0.5`, the following people
+have contributed to this `v2.0.5` release: Tomasz Godzik,
+scala-center-steward[bot].