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+# Release Notes 0.6.0
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+## New Features
+- Added result property to `TestsFinishedEventData` [#542](https://github.com/keptn/keptn/issues/542)
+- Added method for validating Keptn entity name [#1261](https://github.com/keptn/keptn/issues/1261)
+- Added utility to create namespaces [#1231](https://github.com/keptn/keptn/issues/1231)
+- Added helper function to get SLI config for service considering stage and project configs [#1192](https://github.com/keptn/keptn/issues/1192)
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-0.5.0
+0.6.0