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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ You can integrate Rust-Postgres into your project through the [releases on crate
 ```toml
 # Cargo.toml
 [dependencies]
-postgres = "0.7"
+postgres = "0.8"
 ```
 
 ## Overview