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In versions prior to v10.1.1211, task notification emails were not sent if the default subject and message were used. This is resolved for workflows created in v10.1.1211+. For customers with v10.1.11 and prior version workflows that encounter this issue, you must upgrade to v10.1.1211+ and take and additional step to manually upgrade your workflow to the new behavior. There are two options here.
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