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+title:  "v2024.8.0 released"
+date:   2024-08-04 20:09:00 +0200
+categories: news
+---
+Version 2024.8.0 has been released.
+Downloads are available from [github](https://github.com/UltraStar-Deluxe/USDX/releases/tag/v2024.8.0)
+and [flathub](https://flathub.org/apps/eu.usdx.UltraStarDeluxe).
+
+## Features
+* Lua plugins have a new global `current_filename` which returns the absolute path to the plugin #855
+
+## Enhancements
+* Selecting a random song will not select the same song repeatedly #851 #874
+* Editor selected note color is the inverse of P1 #870
+* Lua `require` now returns the last module table #854
+
+## Bug Fixes
+* Multichannel audio files play at the correct speed #867
+* Invalid `#RESOLUTION` is ignored #868
+* Fix CI #866 #882
+
+## Other Changes
+* Remove Sort functionality from song menu #869
+* Automatically detect trailing whitespace in PR's #876
+* Change build status badge to Github Actions #863
+* Updates for FlatHub releases #857
+* Remove old AppVeyor and Travis CI files and workarounds #877
+* Document `--enable-debug` #875
+
+## Upcoming breaking change
+Support for 8 or 12 players in regular mode is slated to be removed in a future release.
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-## Current version: 2024.5.1
-[Installer, release notes and source can be found on github](https://github.com/UltraStar-Deluxe/USDX/releases/tag/v2024.5.1).
+## Current version: 2024.8.0
+[Installer, release notes and source can be found on github](https://github.com/UltraStar-Deluxe/USDX/releases/tag/v2024.8.0).
 
 The most recent version.
 Bug reports should be based on this version.
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 ## Previous versions
+* [2024.5.1](https://github.com/UltraStar-Deluxe/USDX/releases/tag/v2024.5.1)
 * [2024.3.0](https://github.com/UltraStar-Deluxe/USDX/releases/tag/v2024.3.0)
 * [2024.1.0](https://github.com/UltraStar-Deluxe/USDX/releases/tag/v2024.1.0)
 * [2023.12.0](https://github.com/UltraStar-Deluxe/USDX/releases/tag/v2023.12.0)