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-@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
-We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
-a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
-developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
+We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
+a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
+developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.