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+title: 02 July 2026 - FieldTrip version 20260702 has been released
+category: release
+tweet: FieldTrip version 20260702 was just released. See http://www.fieldtriptoolbox.org/#02-july-2026
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+
+### 02 July, 2026
+
+FieldTrip version [20260702](http://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/releases/tag/20260702) has been released.
+See [GitHub](https://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/compare/20260630...20260702) for the detailed list of updates.
+
+#### Commits
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+- [cb2f9f506](http://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/commit/cb2f9f506) improve looping over the plotting options