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 OMERO version history
 =====================
 
+5.2.7 (December 2016)
+---------------------
+
+This is a release aimed at system administrators or developers wanting to
+build OMERO with Ice 3.6.3.
+
+This release also upgrades the version of Bio-Formats which OMERO uses to
+`5.1.10 <https://www.openmicroscopy.org/site/support/bio-formats5.1/about/whats-new.html>`_.
+
+All scripts handling Regions of Interest (ROIs) now support ROI not linked to
+any plane as defined by the OME Model.
+
 5.2.6 (October 2016)
-----------------------
+--------------------
 
 This is a bug-fix release focusing on services closure and a DB upgrade fix.
 Improvements include: