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@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ Language specific fixes:
     * [#3840](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3840): \[java] LawOfDemeter disallows method call on locally created object
     * [#4238](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/4238):   \[java] Make LawOfDemeter not use the rulechain
     * [#4254](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4254): \[java] ImmutableField - false positive with Lombok @<!-- -->Setter
+    * [#4434](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4434): \[java] \[7.0-rc1] ExceptionAsFlowControl when simply propagating
     * [#4477](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4477): \[java] SignatureDeclareThrowsException: false-positive with TestNG annotations
     * [#4490](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4490): \[java] ImmutableField - false negative with Lombok @<!-- -->Getter
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