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+title: 18 February 2026 - FieldTrip version 20260218 has been released
+category: release
+tweet: FieldTrip version 20260218 was just released. See http://www.fieldtriptoolbox.org/#18-february-2026
+---
+
+### 18 February, 2026
+
+FieldTrip version [20260218](http://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/releases/tag/20260218) has been released.
+See [GitHub](https://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/compare/20260217...20260218) for the detailed list of updates.
+
+#### Commits
+
+- [6b5ce7f12](http://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/commit/6b5ce7f12) Merge pull request #2564 from marcelzwiers/improve_qsubget_warnings
+- [52407b950](http://github.com/fieldtrip/fieldtrip/commit/52407b950) ENH - add identifiers to the message when reporting qsubget errors/warnings