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 # Release history
+## 1.09
+
 ## 1.08
 * Documentation updates
 * Public release, working hooks: mk3, exc, x2, zero, nx, nx2, pro, pro2
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 # Pumptools: The ultimate toolset to run all Linux based PIU games on any* kernel and distribution
-Version: 1.08</br>
+Version: 1.09</br>
 [Release history](CHANGELOG.md)
 
 This tool-set provides hook libraries that can be pre-loaded to run vanilla dumps of all Pump It Up games running on