diff --git a/_posts/releases/2013-03-18-v0.8.1.md b/_posts/releases/2013-03-18-v0.8.1.md
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+---
+layout: post
+title: Bitcoin version 0.8.1 released
+category: releases
+---
+Bitcoin-Qt version 0.8.1 is now available for download at:
+
+
+This is a maintenance release that adds a new network rule to avoid
+a chain-forking incompatibility with versions 0.7.2 and earlier.
+
+Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github:
+
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layout: index
section: index
title: P2P digital currency
-DOWNLOAD_VERSION: 0.8.0
+DOWNLOAD_VERSION: 0.8.1
ALERT_CLASS:
ALERT:
---
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ALERT:
Linux (tgz, 32/64-bit) ~12MB
-
+
Mac OS X ~13MB
Source code (GitHub)