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<div dir="ltr">Dear users of Herwig and ThePEG,<br>
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We're happy to announce a new incremental release in the Herwig 7<br>
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The latest version of the bootstrap script at<br>
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will update ThePEG and Herwig in an existing bootstrap installation.<br>
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<font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">Herwig 7.1.7, with the matching release of ThePEG 2.1.7,</span></font> is available containing this fix.<br>
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As always, contact <herwig@projects.hepforge.org> with any questions or<br>
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With best regards,<br>
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The Herwig developers<br>
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<div>* Herwig 7.2.1 release: 2020-04-10</div>
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