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+{
+    "id": "5ab32814-eb5e-456e-a921-d0f0a645ca5b",
+    "type": "feature",
+    "description": "Adds new MarshalWithOptions and UnmarshalWithOptions helpers allowing Encoding and Decoding options to be specified when serializing AttributeValues. Addresses issue: https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/issues/1494",
+    "modules": [
+        "feature/dynamodb/attributevalue"
+    ]
+}