We are excited to release version v0.3.8 of Apollo 3, which includes many new features inspired by feedback from users. Below are some of the changes since v0.3.6 that we'd like to highlight.

Also, when updating Apollo 3 to this version, please make sure to also update JBrowse 2 to at least v3.6.5 as there are some important stability improvements that require JBrowse 2 to be updated to take effect.

We would like to thank all those who have given feedback on Apollo 3 since our initial beta release of version v0.3.0 in December. We have continued to work on improving the experience for Apollo 3 users over the course of several versions, and we'd like to highlight some of the new features we've completed between then and our newest current release, version v0.3.6.

Thank you to all those who have shown an interest in Apollo 3, our tool for collaborative genome annotation. Due to Apollo 3’s flexible client-server architecture, there are a few different ways you can use it, both single-user to collaborative, and using demo servers or configuring your own data. We would like to introduce four different ways you can try out Apollo, ranging from taking a quick look to provisioning a full multi-user installation.