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@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ with ikiwiki, and some [[tips]].
 
 All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]], so this one does too.
 
+This site generally runs the latest release of ikiwiki; currently, it runs ikiwiki [[version ]].
+
 ## developer resources
 
 The [[RoadMap]] describes where the project is going.