Final (hopefully) 3.0.1 release notes
-==========================
-Robot Framework 3.0.1 RC 2
-==========================
+=====================
+Robot Framework 3.0.1
+=====================
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-Robot Framework 3.0.1 release candidate 2 is the second and hopefully last
-preview release of the forthcoming Robot Framework 3.0.1 release. It contains
-all features and fixes planned to be included in the final release. The only
-change after RC 1 was fixing a regression related to using the `--suite`
-option (`#2515 <https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues/2515>`__).
-All issues targeted for RF 3.0.1 can be found from the `issue tracker
-<https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues?q=milestone%3A3.0.1>`_.
+Robot Framework 3.0.1 is the first and also the only planned minor release
+in the RF 3.0.x release series. It fixes several higher and lower level bugs
+in the previous releases, but also adds some really nice enhancements. The
+most important features and fixes are explained below, and a full list of
+altogether 41 issues included in this release is at the end.
Questions and comments related to the release can be sent to the
`robotframework-users <http://groups.google.com/group/robotframework-users>`_
-and possible bugs `submitted to the issue tracker
+and possible bugs submitted to the `issue tracker
<https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework/issues>`__.
-If you have `pip <http://pip-installer.org>`_ installed, just run
-`pip install --upgrade --pre robotframework` to install this release.
-Notice that `--pre` is need when installing a preview release like this.
+If you have `pip <http://pip-installer.org>`_ package manager installed, just
+run `pip install --upgrade robotframework` to install or upgrade to this (or
+newer) release or use `pip install robotframework==3.0.1` to install exactly
+this version.
+
Alternatively you can download the source distribution from
`PyPI <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/robotframework>`_ and install it manually.
For more details and other installation approaches, see the `installation
instructions <../../INSTALL.rst>`_.
-Robot Framework 3.0.1 RC 2 was released on Tuesday January 3, 2017 after RC 1
-that was released on Saturday December 31, 2016. The final release is planned
-for Friday January 6, 2017.
+Robot Framework 3.0.1 was released on Friday January 6, 2017.
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