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+- [feaLib/otlLib] Moved lookup subtable builders from feaLib to otlLib; refactored
+  some common code (#2004, #2007).
+- [docs] Document otlLib module (#2009).
+- [glifLib] Fixed bug with some UFO .glif filenames clashing on case-insensitive
+  filesystems (#2001, #2002).
+- [colorLib] Updated COLRv1 implementation following changes in the draft spec:
+  (#2008, googlefonts/colr-gradients-spec#24).
+
 4.12.1 (released 2020-06-16)
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