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@@ -9,33 +9,6 @@ Jayway JsonPath
 
 Jayway JsonPath is a Java port of [Stefan Goessner JsonPath implementation](http://goessner.net/articles/JsonPath/). 
 
-News
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-26 Mar 2023 - Released JsonPath 2.8.0
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-30 Jan 2022 - Released JsonPath 2.7.0
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-02 Jun 2021 - Released JsonPath 2.6.0 
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-10 Dec 2020 - Released JsonPath 2.5.0
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-05 Jul 2017 - Released JsonPath 2.4.0
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-26 Jun 2017 - Released JsonPath 2.3.0
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-29 Feb 2016 - Released JsonPath 2.2.0
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-22 Nov 2015 - Released JsonPath 2.1.0
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-19 Mar 2015 - Released JsonPath 2.0.0
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-11 Nov 2014 - Released JsonPath 1.2.0
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-01 Oct 2014 - Released JsonPath 1.1.0  
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-26 Sep 2014 - Released JsonPath 1.0.0 
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 Getting Started
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@@ -45,7 +18,7 @@ JsonPath is available at the Central Maven Repository. Maven users add this to y
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
     <artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8.0</version>
+    <version>2.9.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -232,10 +205,10 @@ try to cast the result to the type expected by the invoker.
 
 ```java
 //Will throw an java.lang.ClassCastException    
-List<String> list = JsonPath.parse(json).read("$.store.book[0].author")
+List<String> list = JsonPath.parse(json).read("$.store.book[0].author");
 
 //Works fine
-String author = JsonPath.parse(json).read("$.store.book[0].author")
+String author = JsonPath.parse(json).read("$.store.book[0].author");
 ```
 
 When evaluating a path you need to understand the concept of when a path is `definite`. A path is `indefinite` if it contains: