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+title: 20 July 2026 - FieldTrip version 20260720 has been released
+category: release
+tweet: FieldTrip version 20260720 was just released. See http://www.fieldtriptoolbox.org/#20-july-2026
+---
+
+### 20 July, 2026
+
+FieldTrip version [20260720](http://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/releases/tag/20260720) has been released.
+See [GitHub](https://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/compare/20260719...20260720) for the detailed list of updates.
+
+#### Commits
+
+- [e643622e7](http://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/commit/e643622e7) ENH - further improvement for speed (#2602)
+- [284bbf4f2](http://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/commit/284bbf4f2) ENH - add compdimord to prevent warning when plotting
+- [9b6a888e1](http://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/commit/9b6a888e1) further update to eyelink code for asc