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We are happy to announce the availability of 
<a href="{{site.baseurl}}/releases/spark-release-1-6-0.html" title="Spark Release 1.6.0">Spark 1.6.0</a>! 
Spark 1.6.0 is the seventh release on the API-compatible 1.X line. 
With this release the Spark community continues to grow, with contributions from 248 developers!

Visit the <a href="{{site.baseurl}}/releases/spark-release-1-6-0.html" title="Spark Release 1.6.0">release notes</a> 
to read about the new features, or <a href="{{site.baseurl}}/downloads.html">download</a> the release today.