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+---
+layout: post
+title: Bitcoin-Qt version 0.8.8 released
+category: releases
+---
+Bitcoin-Qt version 0.8.8 is now available for download at:
+<http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.8.0/>
+
+This is a major release designed to improve performance and handle the
+increasing volume of transactions on the network.
+
+Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github:
+<https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues>
+
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