# IPP v2.5.0

Release Date: July 2023

These Release Notes describe the key changes to the Illumina Preset Protocols (IPP) from version 2.4.

## Compatibility

* Clarity LIMS v5.1 and later
* NGS Extensions Package v5.22 and later

## New Features

* Supports the new NovaSeq X Series v1.0 workflow.
* Updates the Validate Flowcell Barcode automation in the Load to Flowcell step of the NovaSeq Xp protocol. This update supports the future flow cell barcode format for the following workflows:
  * IGA v2.x
  * COVIDSeq
  * NovaSeq 6000
  * NovaSeq 6000Dx
* Updates the iLASS TruSight Whole Genome workflow to remove the Volume (µl) global custom field and the preset values of Target Queue Step Name and Target Queue Workflow Name.

## Defects Fixed

* Corrected the label groups in the TruSight Oncology 500 ctDNA workflow.

## Known Issues

* The Validate Flowcell Barcode automation (in the Load to Flowcell step of the NovaSeq Xp protocol in the COVIDSeq workflow) accepts lowercase alphanumeric characters in the first five positions of the barcode. The automation should only accept uppercase alphanumeric characters.