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title: "1.5.0 Release Notes"
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<span style="color: #0e101a">The Xray team is proud to announce </span><span style="color: #0e101a">**Xray Exploratory App**</span><span style="color: #0e101a"> for Windows, Mac, and Linux version </span><span style="color: #0e101a">**1.5.0**</span><span style="color: #0e101a">. </span>

<span style="color: #0e101a">Do you need to create sub-test executions? Do you have many mandatory Jira issue fields to show or hide? Do you need to add epic links to new issues? Well, now you can do all that. So, what's new?</span>


> ✅ **New installation requirements**
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> ✅ Note that since version **1.4.0**, the Exploratory App **requires ****Jira Server and Data Center version 8.4.0 or higher**.

# Release highlights 

- Added support to create sub-test executions on Xray for Jira. You can select the Requirement that you like as a parent issue for the sub-test execution.  
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- Select the fields you need to create new tests, defects, or any other supported issue type on Jira.> Macro (inline-media-image)
- Support for Epic links on new issue creation. Search Jira for an Epic and link it to any issue.
- Fixed multiple bugs, improved stability and overall performance of the app.