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November 30, 2022

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* API
* 2023-01

# Rename authorV2 and enable author as nullable

As of 2023-01, the `authorV2` field is being removed from the Storefront API. It was previously used to reference nullable author scenarios. As a result, the following changes are being made:

* `authorV2` will now be deprecated.
* `author` will be used instead, and will now be a nullable field.

These changes will help improve consistency of the API and avoid confusion when using these fields.