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-This is the README file for Subsurface 4.4.2
+This is the README file for Subsurface master towards 4.5
 
 Please check the ReleaseNotes.txt for details about new features and
-changes since Subsurface 4.4.1 (and earlier versions).
+changes since Subsurface 4.4.2 (and earlier versions).
 
 Subsurface can be found at http://subsurface-divelog.org