Aperture 3.1 doesn't export lens metadata

When I export images from Aperature (File->Export->Version), they are missing lens metadata.
I exported a master version of an image and a version of the same image.
I open both the master and the version in DxO.
The master contains lens metadata with a value of "18-105mm f/3.5-5.6" and the version is simply blank.
This is a fresh copy of Aperature 3.1, with no plugins, and I can repeat this behavior for any master image that contains lens metadata.
Is this a bug that will be fixed in a Aperature update? This is a very frustrating bug.

I bought AP 3.1 after my metadata nightmares with iPhoto '09 (I wasn't going to pay for '11). AP 3 has some nice features (like iPhoto on steroids) and its metadata handling is much better than iPhoto. But this bug is really, really messing with my photo processing workflow.
I'm going to keep looking for a solution (I haven't had the time thus far) and will update the thread. Thanks for the confirmation of the bug, and the commiseration
-Elliot

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