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-0.7.0 victory, not venegance (19.Jan.2013)
+0.8.0 bladerunner (24.Oct.2014)
+================================================================================
+This release port the code base to the recent version of the libraries we're
+using. We switched from gstreamer-0.10 to 1.2, from gtk+-2.x to gtk+3.x, from
+gconf to gsettings and replaced gnomecanvas by clutter. We've stared to make use
+of the new features in some places (e.g. exporting labels in rendered songs).
+
+0.7.0 victory, not vengeance (19.Jan.2013)
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 This release comes with a large number of smaller changes. Audio settings are more
 flexible and allow to choose a target latency. Jack users will be happy to see that