Changes in version 0.99.6 (2025-08-11): - Updated the Description file - Accepted and made changes based on the reviewer's feedback. - Initial release of HiCPotts. - Added core functions: get_data(), process_data(), run_chain_betas(), compute_HMRFHiC_probabilities(). - Supported distributions: Poisson, Zero-Inflated Poisson, Negative Binomial, Zero-Inflated Negative Binomial. - Implemented C++ optimizations using Rcpp and RcppArmadillo for performance. - Integrated covariates: genomic distance, GC content, accessibility, and transposable element counts. - Addressed BiocCheck requirements: added runnable examples, replaced sapply with vapply, moved large data files to ExperimentHub.