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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ It's [easy](https://github.com/vhf/free-programming-books/wiki/Contribution). Pl
 - Read the [TODO](/TODO.md) file(Adding new books is our #1 priority, but things like Alphabetizing are important, too.)
 - [Edit](https://github.com/vhf/free-programming-books/edit/master/free-programming-books.md) (we prefer multiple small commits rather than one large change)
 - [Send a PR](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests)
-- be part of a project that over 25,000 people starred in 7 months. ;)
+- be part of a project that over 26,000 people starred in 8 months. ;)
 
 **Again, unlike other projects, we prefer multiple small commits rather than one large change in a pull request - it's fine to have one PR, but please make sure your title reflects what you're changing**, thanks.