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 GovReady-Q Release Notes
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-
-v0.9.7-dev (July xx, 2021)
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+v0.9.7 (August 06, 2021)
+------------------------
 
 **UI changes**
 
@@ -14,12 +13,12 @@ v0.9.7-dev (July xx, 2021)
 
 * Support datagrid specifying select type cell.
 * Added new function OSCAL_ssp_export in order to export a system's security plan in OSCAL, this replaces the usual JSON export. Added a several fields of data for OSCAL SSP. 
-* If a component to be imported has a catalog key that is not found in the internal or external catalog list then it will be skipped and logged
-* If no statements are created the resulting element/component is deleted
-* Component and System Security Plan exports pass OSCAL 1.0.0 schema validation
-* Added a proxy for parties and responsible parties for component OSCAL export
+* If a component to be imported has a catalog key that is not found in the internal or external catalog list then it will be skipped and logged.
+* If no statements are created the resulting element/component is deleted.
+* Component and System Security Plan exports pass OSCAL 1.0.0 schema validation.
+* Added a proxy for parties and responsible parties for component OSCAL export.
 * Coverage 6.0b1 starts to use a modern hash algorithm (sha256) when fingerprinting for high-security environments, upgrading to avoid this safety fail.
-* Validate Component import and SSP with trestle the package
+* Validate Component import and SSP with trestle the package.
 
 * **Bug fixes**
 
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ v0.9.5 (June 23, 2021)
 * Link to library version of component from a system's selected control component listing and selected components.
 * Improve UI of project security objectives. Improve alignment and convert text fields to select boxes to control data input.
 
+
 v0.9.4 (June 13, 2021)
 ----------------------
 
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ v0.9.4 (June 13, 2021)
 * Created a modal to allow an admin user to add security objectives confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
 * Add field to identify user's default portfolio.
 
-
 **UI changes**
 
 * Can now edit a system componet's state and type in the detail page for a selected component.
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-v0.9.7-dev
+v0.9.7