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 ### Current status
 
-The current stable version of the compiler is **version 0.7.5**.
+The current stable version of the compiler is **version 0.7.6**.
 
 The upcoming 0.7.x releases will focus on expanding the standard library,
 fixing bugs and improving compile time analysis.