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 Package: coconatfly
 Type: Package
 Title: Comparative Connectomics of Public and In Progress Drosophila Datasets
-Version: 0.2.2
+Version: 0.2.3
 Authors@R:
     c(person(given = "Gregory",
            family = "Jefferis",
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+# coconatfly 0.2.3
+
+* empty query fixes for all keys and banc metadata by @jefferis in https://github.com/natverse/coconatfly/pull/34
+* Fix malecns class in cf_partners by @jefferis in https://github.com/natverse/coconatfly/pull/35
+* also support for rootSide in malecns in #35
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/natverse/coconatfly/compare/v0.2.2...v0.2.3
+
+
 # coconatfly 0.2.2
 
 * support malecns superclass/class/subclass change. To stay backward compatible