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 Package: posterdown.ids
 Title: Generate IDS CD compliant PDF Conference Posters Using R Markdown
-Version: 2.1.0
+Version: 2.2.0
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Marc",
              family = "Kupietz",
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+# posterdown.ids 2.2.0 (2026-08-05)
+
+## New features
+
+* Added support for customizable QR code text captions below the QR code in the poster margin (via `text`/`caption` argument in `qrlink()` or `qrtext`/`qrcaption` in YAML metadata).
+
+## Improvements and fixes
+
+* Changed default fabric printing grey level from 15% to 10% for darker vector black without bleeding.
+
 # posterdown.ids 2.1.0 (2026-08-04)
 
 ## New features