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+Changes in [1.7.16-rc.1](https://github.com/vector-im/element-desktop/releases/tag/v1.7.16-rc.1) (2020-12-16)
+=============================================================================================================
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/vector-im/element-desktop/compare/v1.7.15...v1.7.16-rc.1)
+
+ * Bump ini from 1.3.5 to 1.3.8
+   [\#158](https://github.com/vector-im/element-desktop/pull/158)
+ * Add gitter.im to room directory
+   [\#157](https://github.com/vector-im/element-desktop/pull/157)
+
 Changes in [1.7.15](https://github.com/vector-im/element-desktop/releases/tag/v1.7.15) (2020-12-07)
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 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/vector-im/element-desktop/compare/v1.7.15-rc.1...v1.7.15)