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 MuWire is an easy to use file-sharing program which offers anonymity using [I2P technology](http://geti2p.net).  It works on any platform Java works on, including Windows, MacOS, Linux, Rapsberry Pi.
 
-The current stable release - 0.7.7 is avaiable for download at https://muwire.com.  The latest plugin build and instructions how to install the plugin are available inside I2P at http://muwire.i2p.  
+The current stable release - 0.8.0 is avaiable for download at https://muwire.com.  The latest plugin build and instructions how to install the plugin are available inside I2P at http://muwire.i2p.  
 
 You can find technical documentation in the [doc] folder.  Also check out the [Wiki] for various other documentation.