diff --git a/other/sdl/VERSION b/other/sdl/VERSION
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+1.2.15
diff --git a/other/sdl/sdlnotes.txt b/other/sdl/sdlnotes.txt
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--- a/other/sdl/sdlnotes.txt
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-NOTE. This is a really stripped down version of SDL only used
-to compile teeworlds for windows. For a complete release of
-SDL, please visit their site at http://www.libsdl.org.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/engine/external/json-parser/VERSION b/src/engine/external/json-parser/VERSION
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+unmarked version: 17.12.2012