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+# Changelog
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+## [2.1.1](https://github.com/snakemake-workflows/rna-seq-star-deseq2/compare/v2.1.0...v2.1.1) (2024-03-25)
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+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* release-please branch to `master` and set permissions ([#79](https://github.com/snakemake-workflows/rna-seq-star-deseq2/issues/79)) ([4b781cf](https://github.com/snakemake-workflows/rna-seq-star-deseq2/commit/4b781cfa14fb5474108594fbaefa0ac8519f19dc))
+* remove unused ftp RemoteProvider and require recent snakemake 8 ([#76](https://github.com/snakemake-workflows/rna-seq-star-deseq2/issues/76)) ([0f18be7](https://github.com/snakemake-workflows/rna-seq-star-deseq2/commit/0f18be7618a8dfb998455edf1da89b7cfb2e1301))
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+### Performance Improvements
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+* update all wrapper to latest v3.5.3 ([#78](https://github.com/snakemake-workflows/rna-seq-star-deseq2/issues/78)) ([bc9ab71](https://github.com/snakemake-workflows/rna-seq-star-deseq2/commit/bc9ab713f7c11b04bae296a27970aceeb12ab1ae))