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+# Changelog
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+The change log format is inspired by [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
+
+
+## 2.6.0 Release - 2019-06-06
+
+Minor changes after feedback from the Modelling Advisory Group on the International Alpha release.
+
+### Improvements
+- Use class axioms to make 'Concept model object attribute' and 'Concept model data attribute' a child of 'Concept model attribute' (CLASS-112).
+ - Removed workaround to create these relationships during NNF calculation.
+- Validation improvement:
+ - Do not require referenceComponentId during conversion of owlExpression to a relationship representation.
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org.snomed.otf
snomed-owl-toolkit
- 2.6.0-SNAPSHOT
+ 2.6.0
1.8