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+1.2.8 (September 03, 2020)
+==========================
+Bug-fix release in the 1.2.x series with a minor improvement of the correlations plot.
+
+* FIX: Improved control over correlations plot (#561)
+
 1.2.7 (August 12, 2020)
 =======================
 Bug-fix release in the 1.2.x series with a very minor improvement of the reportlets.