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 # Next Release
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+- [#794](https://github.com/IAMconsortium/pyam/pull/794] Fixed wrong color codes for AR6 Illustrative Pathways
 - [#723](https://github.com/IAMconsortium/pyam/pull/723) Ensure correct order of `time` attribute
 
 # Release v1.7.0