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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Public release of LyX version 2.4.0
 
 We are proud to announce the release of the new LyX 2.4 series.
 
-After long 5 years of development the 2.4 series has a rich set
+After long 6 years of development the 2.4 series has a rich set
 of new features compared to the current stable series.
 An overview of the new features can be found here: