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-# 1.8
+# 1.8-beta.1
 * FEATURE: code was migrated to `async`/`await`, getting rid of a lot of callbacks (see https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/issues/3540)
 * FEATURE: support configuration via environment variables
 * FEATURE: include an official Dockerfile in the main repository