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 # Changelog
 
 ## 4.0.0
-- **breaking**: RPCs which can return a `Sentinel` will now throw the `Sentinel`
-  it is received as a response.
+- **breaking**: RPCs which can return a `Sentinel` will now throw a `SentinelException`
+  if a `Sential` is received as a response.
 - **breaking**: RPCs which can return multiple values now return
   `Future<Response>` rather than `Future<dynamic>`.
 - `RPCError` now implements `Exception`.