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 Changelog
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+# 3.0.0
+* added new `--regions` flag to enable detection of interactions between protein regions (by @snbolz)
+* reworked XML and TXT report file naming; changes default behavior
+* introduced pyproject.toml to ensure compliance with Python packaging standards
+* updated Dockerfile
+* fixed switched coordinates of halogen bond acceptor and donor atoms
+* fixed handling of PDB input passed as string
+* fixed handling of modified residues in protein and peptide ligands
+* several minor bug fixes
+
 # 2.4.0
 * new "--chains" flag to enable detection of interactions between protein chains by @PhiCMS and @snbolz
 * update setup.py, attempt to fix and install broken python openbabel bindings 3.1.1.1