Anyone noticed Gilded Crossbowman attack speed buffed?

Before the Knights of Cross and Rose DLC, gilded crossbowman had an attack speed of 1.75 sec. This is a pic from aoe wiki showing the outdated data.

After the DLC, it has an attack speed of 1.25 sec, receiving a whopping buff of 40% in dps.

Is this intended? If yes, why is this change not found in any patch notes or update announcements?