And here, in the wild expanses of the nf-core/rnaseq repository, we observe a truly remarkable event. The Release Pull Request - Devicus mastericus rarum - has emerged from its den after months of patient gestation. At 330 commits and 546 files changed, this is one of the largest specimens we have ever documented. Experts agree the species would benefit from more frequent, smaller releases - but in captivity, the maintainer's feeding schedule has been... irregular. Note the extraordinary plumage: Parabricks GPU acceleration, prokaryotic RNA-seq support, multiple rRNA removal tools, tximport for RSEM, Sylph contamination detection - each adaptation more breathtaking than the last. But look more closely. Much of this creature's impressive bulk is, in fact, harmless padding. Modules updates. Subworkflow bumps. SHA changes in modules.json. Rather like a pufferfish inflating itself to deter predators - alarming at first glance, but fundamentally benign. Beneath the bluster, the actual pipeline logic is really quite manageable. The creature now faces a perilous journey. It must cross the treacherous master branch - and it cannot do so alone. It requires the rare and elusive Reviewer - a shy creature, easily startled by large diffs. Fear not, gentle Reviewer. We have prepared a guided safari. Each feature has been broken into individually-reviewed component PRs, catalogued by theme in the description. You need not traverse the entire savanna. Simply follow the trails we have marked. https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/pull/1717 Will this magnificent specimen survive the journey? That... is up to you. BBC theme intensifies

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We did release just before xmas, I've just been too productive!

yeah, I figured, the blast radius was big

Also strict syntax, again, changes all over

Just back from lunch, and I can see that @Louis Le Nézet has already made nice comments

probably random, but i'll look into them