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-Pre-release of LyX version 2.0.0 (alpha 5)
+Pre-release of LyX version 2.0.0 (alpha 6)
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-We are pleased to announce the fifth alpha release of LyX 2.0.0.
+We are pleased to announce the sixth alpha release of LyX 2.0.0.
 This release is for testing purposes only, users are encouraged
 to use current 1.6 stable release for any serious work.
 
 Tarballs and binaries can be found at ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/
 
-LyX 2.0.0 will be culmination of more than 20 months of hard work
+LyX 2.0.0 will be culmination of more than 21 months of hard work
 and you can find an overview of the new features here:
 http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX20