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 Please check out the [roadmap](ROADMAP.md) for upcoming features and releases.  Please open Issues to provide feedback, and check the `develop` branch for the latest bleeding-edge updates.
 
+**Update on colors.js roadmap (2018-02-16):** The maintainers have published a pre-release version of `colors` that addresses a number of compatibility issues raised by community.  You may install the
+RC version by specifying `next` or `>=1.2.0-rc0` as the version for `colors` in your `package.json`.  We are eager to receive community feedback on this version in order to move it out of pre-release.
+Please open Issues to provide feedback, and check the `develop` branch for the latest bleeding-edge updates.  See also the [roadmap](ROADMAP.md).
+
 ## get color and style in your node.js console
 
 ![Demo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Marak/colors.js/master/screenshots/colors.png)
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+# colors.js roadmap
+
+Here we describe upcoming releases and the key features/fixes they include.  Don't see your feature/issue listed here?  Get more +1's!
+
+## Currently Planned Releases
+
+### 1.3.0 
+ * Support custom colors
+ 
+### 1.2.1
+ * Refactor tests to use a testing library like jest (only affects dev/testing)
+
+### 1.2.0 (release date: about 3/5/18, barring any new issues)
+ * Built-in Typescript definitions
+ * Key bug fixes for webpack/bundlers, webstorm, etc.
+