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 <ul>
 
+  <li><b>31 January 2009 -- 2009.02-rc3 released</b>
+      <p>RC3 is out with more cleanups and bug fixes. Unless big issues
+    are found, expect this to be the last release candidate before the
+    release - So give it a good test.</p>
+
+    <p>Head to the <a href="/downloads/">downloads page</a> to pick up the
+    <a href="/downloads/buildroot-2009.02-rc3.tar.bz2">2009.02-rc3
+    release candidate</a>, and report any problems found to the <a
+    href="lists.html">mailing list</a> or <a
+    href="http://bugs.uclibc.org">bug tracker</a>.</p>
+
   <li><b>23 January 2009 -- 2009.02-rc2 released</b>
     <p>Another week, another release candidate with a bunch of
     cleanups and build fixes.</p>