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 Package: TreeDist
 Type: Package
 Title: Calculate and Map Distances Between Phylogenetic Trees
-Version: 2.6.3.9002
+Version: 2.7.0
 Authors@R: c(person("Martin R.", "Smith",
                     email = "martin.smith@durham.ac.uk", 
                     role = c("aut", "cre", "cph", "prg"), 
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-# TreeDist 2.6.3.9002 (development)
+# TreeDist 2.7.0 (2023-10-25)
 
-- Fix calculation error in `StrainCol()`
-- App: Display strain in 3D tree space viewer
+- Fix calculation error in `StrainCol()`.
 
+- App: Display strain in 3D tree space viewer.
 
-# TreeDist 2.6.3.9001 (development)
-
-- Support for distances between larger trees
-
-
-# TreeDist 2.6.3.9000 (development)
+- Support for distances between larger trees.
 
 - Support unrooted trees in `VisualizeMatching()`
   ([#103](https://github.com/ms609/TreeDist/issues/103)).