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+caption: 5.0.17-beta
+created: 20140913100126081
+modified: 20140913100126081
+tags: BetaReleaseNotes
+title: Release 5.0.17-beta
+type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
+
+//[[See GitHub for detailed change history of this release|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/compare/v5.0.17-beta...v5.0.18-beta]]//
+
+!! Highlights
+
+!! Incompatible Changes
+
+!! Usability Improvements
+
+* 
+
+!! Hackability Improvements
+
+* 
+
+!! Bug Fixes
+
+* 
+
+!! Contributors
+
+[[@Jermolene|https://github.com/Jermolene]] would like to thank the contributors to this release who have generously given their time to help improve TiddlyWiki:
+
+* [[@BramChen|https://github.com/BramChen]]
+* [[@buggyj|https://github.com/buggyj]]
+* [[@cheigele|https://github.com/cheigele]]
+* [[@cjrk|https://github.com/cjrk]]
+* [[@giffmex|https://github.com/giffmex]]
+* [[@pmario|https://github.com/pmario]]
+* [[@xcazin|https://github.com/xcazin]]
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 {
   "name": "tiddlywiki",
   "preferGlobal": "true",
-  "version": "5.0.17-beta",
+  "version": "5.0.18-prerelease",
   "author": "Jeremy Ruston <jeremy@jermolene.com>",
   "description": "a non-linear personal web notebook",
   "contributors": [