[ensembl-dev] Ensembl 116 and Ensembl Genomes 63 have been released!

[Jorge Batista da Rocha]

Hi,

We are pleased to announce that the latest Ensembl 116 and corresponding Ensembl Genomes 63 updates have been released!

Highlights of this release include:

New flag - “Ensembl Canonical Extended" applied to human transcripts with extended 5' and 3' ends.
New pig breeds, cattle, and donkey genomes have been added.
The EPO-Extended comparative alignment now includes 30 pigs.
Duck, dromedary camel and Atlantic herring now have variation support.
Regulation data for Atlantic salmon has been updated.
All external references have been updated and InterProScan has been rerun on all species across Ensembl divisions.

Special notice:
From the summer of 2026, all new data will only be available through the new Ensembl site <http://beta.ensembl.org/>. The site, ensembl.org <http://ensembl.org/>, will bring you to the site currently hosted on beta.ensembl.org <http://beta.ensembl.org/>. Previous Ensembl versions remain available via Ensembl Archives <https://www.ensembl.org/info/website/archives/index.html>. 

The release blog post with all news can be viewed here <https://www.ensembl.info/2026/06/09/ensembl-116-and-ensembl-genomes-63-have-been-released/>

For the latest news from the Ensembl project visit our blog <https://www.ensembl.info/>. Thank you all!


All the best (on behalf of the Ensembl team)


Dr Jorge Batista da Rocha
Ensembl Outreach Project Leader
European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)

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