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+## Version 2.16.0.0 Release Notes
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+Compatible with OpenSearch 2.16.0
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+### Features
+* [Navigation] Register all plugins to NavGroups ([#406](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/406)) ([#408](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/408))
+* version decoupling support for MDS ([#407](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/407)) ([#409](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/409))
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+## New Contributors
+@tackadam made their first contribution in ([#406](https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance/pull/406))
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