# Best name for "most-recent-version" url?

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**Created:** [November 3, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/best-name-for-most-recent-version-url/3289 "2024-11-03T16:48:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![LiberalArtist](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/liberalartist/32/151_2.png) [@LiberalArtist](https://racket.discourse.group/u/LiberalArtist)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/best-name-for-most-recent-version-url/3289/12 "2024-11-03T22:39:52Z")

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> [@sorawee](#):
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> [https://download.racket-lang.org/version.txt](https://download.racket-lang.org/version.txt) actually contains two names: recent and stable. Does anyone know the difference?

See [Racket v8.7 Release Thread - #9 by LiberalArtist](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-v8-7-release-thread/1343/9) and the following few posts for details: basically, it’s a left-over from an older release model, but it needs to stay there to not break old versions when they check for updates.

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