GeoTools 2.7.1 has been released and is available for download:
This release brings a number of bug fixes and few new improvements. ECQL has been updated to support case insensitive like (ILIKE). JMapPane performance has been improved for long running rendering jobs. And ImageMosaic has been upgraded to use the latest jai-tools 1.1.1.
And much more. Check out the change log for the full list of what's new in 2.7.1.
Thanks for supporting GeoTools!