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@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ and then use the command prompt to change into the resulting julia directory. By
 Julia. However, most users should use the [most recent stable version](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/releases)
 of Julia. You can get this version by running:
 
-    git checkout v1.8.3
+    git checkout v1.8.4
 
 To build the `julia` executable, run `make` from within the julia directory.