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+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 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
+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}.
+Please test this release and report back any problems, see
+@uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
+
+We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
+beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
+developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
+problems, but the release is supposed 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 @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
+Please test this release and report back any problems, see
+@rweb{Bug reports}.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
+with positioning text.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
+where they should be) and enhancements, and contains
+some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
@newsItem
@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}