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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <body>
 <h1 id="logo" style="text-align: center">
 	<img alt="WordPress" src="wp-admin/images/wordpress-logo.png" />
-	<br /> Version 2.8
+	<br /> Version 2.9
 </h1>
 <p style="text-align: center">Semantic Personal Publishing Platform</p>
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 <h1>Upgrading</h1>
 <p>Before you upgrade anything, make sure you have backup copies of any files you may have modified such as <code>index.php</code>.</p>
-<h2>Upgrading from any previous WordPress to 2.8:</h2>
+<h2>Upgrading from any previous WordPress to 2.9:</h2>
 <ol>
 	<li>Delete your old WP files, saving ones you've modified.</li>
 	<li>Upload the new files.</li>
