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+title: 08 April 2026 - FieldTrip version 20260408 has been released
+category: release
+tweet: FieldTrip version 20260408 was just released. See http://www.fieldtriptoolbox.org/#08-april-2026
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+
+### 08 April, 2026
+
+FieldTrip version [20260408](http://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/releases/tag/20260408) has been released.
+See [GitHub](https://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/compare/20260401...20260408) for the detailed list of updates.
+
+#### Commits
+
+- [74b3f9267](http://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/commit/74b3f9267) added file
+- [cef0d7fc4](http://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/commit/cef0d7fc4) ENH - some updates based on suggestions from linter + use combineClusters2
+- [b513b13f8](http://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/commit/b513b13f8) Add combineClusters2.m to also be in plotting/private