ChangeLog, release notes for json v2

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 2022-05-30  Jay Berkenbilt  <ejb@ql.org>
 
+        * qpdf JSON is now at version 2. New command-line arguments:
+        --json-output, --json-input, --update-from-json. New methods
+        QPDF::writeJSON, QPDF::createFromJSON, QPDF::updateFromJSON. For
+        details, see the "qpdf JSON" chapter of the manual.
+
         * When showing encryption data in json output, when the user
         password was recovered with by the owner password and the
         specified password does not match the user password, reveal the
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       this can be turned off by following the migration steps outlined
       in the manual.
 
+  - qpdf JSON version 2
+
+    - qpdf's JSON output mode is now at version 2. This fixes several
+      flaws with version 1. Version 2 JSON output is unambiguous and
+      complete, and bidrectional conversion between JSON and PDF is
+      supported. Command-line options and library API are available
+      for creating JSON from PDF, creating PDF from JSON and updating
+      existing PDF at the object level from JSON.
+
+    - New command-line arguments: :qpdf:ref:`--json-output`,
+      :qpdf:ref:`--json-input`, :qpdf:ref:`--update-from-json`
+
+    - New C++ API calls: ``QPDF::writeJSON``,
+      ``QPDF::createFromJSON``, ``QPDF::updateFromJSON``
+
+    - Complete documentation can be found at :ref:`json`. A
+      comprehensive list of changes from version 1 to version 2 can be
+      found at :ref:`json-v2-changes`.
+
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