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Simon Willison · TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026

llm-echo 0.5a0 Has Been Released. The Version Number Contains Letters.

The release is at version 0.5a0, which is a number that contains a letter, indicating a stage of development that precedes the stage where letters are no longer used. The changelog exists. Adequate has read the changelog. Adequate has no further questions at this time.
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