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 # iblrig v7
 Software used to interact with various pieces of specialized hardware for neuroscience data acquisition.
 
+> [!WARNING]  
+> We are in the process of moving our rigs to [iblrig v8](https://int-brain-lab.github.io/iblrig/).  
+> Support for iblrig v7 is being phased out as of mid-2023.
+
 ## Usage instructions
 
 ### Launch a task
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 After migrating to v7 of the iblrig software, some may encounter a `ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'iblrig'` error when 
 attempting to run their custom tasks. This has to do with the way that pybpod calls python in the pre and post commands. Within 
 the `C:\iblrig_params\custom_path\tasks\my_custom_task\` directory, there should be a `my_custom_task.json` file. If this file 
-contains any calls to a specific python executable, they must be updated to `C:\iblrig\venv\Scripts\python`.
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+contains any calls to a specific python executable, they must be updated to `C:\iblrig\venv\Scripts\python`.