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+Sightly HTML Templating Language Specification [1.2](https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/sightly-spec/tree/1.2) - March 30th, 2016
+====
+
+New Features:
+* allow Java enums to be used in [comparisons](https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/sightly-spec/blob/1.2/SPECIFICATION.md#1142-comparison-operators)
+
+Enhancements:
+* documented the `data-sly-include` `file` option, which was present in the [TCK](https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/sightly-tck/blob/io.sightly.tck-1.0.0/src/main/resources/testfiles/scripts/blockstatements/include/include.html#L27) + reference implementation since 1.0
+
+Sightly HTML Templating Language Specification [1.1](https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/sightly-spec/tree/1.1) - February 16th, 2015
+====
+
+New Features:
+* [`styleComment`](https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/sightly-spec/blob/1.1/SPECIFICATION.md#121-display-context) display context
+* [URI manipulation](https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/sightly-spec/blob/1.1/SPECIFICATION.md#125-uri-manipulation) options
+* [`data-sly-repeat`](https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/sightly-spec/blob/1.1/SPECIFICATION.md#227-repeat) block element
+* special HTML tags - [`<sly>`](https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/sightly-spec/blob/1.1/SPECIFICATION.md#31-sly)
+
+Enhancements:
+* the [`join`](https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/sightly-spec/blob/1.1/SPECIFICATION.md#124-array-join) option can also be used with a simple string, outputting just the string in this case
+* for [`data-sly-list`](https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/sightly-spec/blob/1.1/SPECIFICATION.md#226-list) (and also for [`data-sly-repeat`](https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/sightly-spec/blob/1.1/SPECIFICATION.md#227-repeat)) the element will be shown only if the attribute's value provides a non-empty collection,
+a string or a number
+* no need to strictly define [reserved options](https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/sightly-spec/blob/1.0/SPECIFICATION.md#13-reserved-options) like in 1.0
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 The [Technology Compatibility Kit](https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/sightly-tck) can be run on implementations to check their compliance with the specification.
 
-An implementation of [version 1.1](https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/sightly-spec/blob/1.1/SPECIFICATION.md) of the language specification was made available in AEM 6.1.
+An implementation of [version 1.2](https://github.com/Adobe-Marketing-Cloud/sightly-spec/blob/1.2/SPECIFICATION.md) of the language specification will be made available in AEM 6.2.
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 **Version:** 1.2  
 **Authors:** Radu Cotescu, Marius Dănilă, Peeter Piegaze, Senol Tas, Gabriel Walt, Honwai Wong  
 **License:** [Apache License 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt)  
-**Status:** Draft  
-**Release:** TBD
+**Status:** Final release  
+**Release:** 30 March 2016
 
 #### Contents
 1. [Expression language, syntax and semantics](#1-expression-language-syntax-and-semantics)