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         <h2>ndnSIM Versions</h2>
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-          <p class="biglink"><a class="biglink" href="#">ndnSIM 2.8</a><br/>
+          <p class="biglink"><a class="biglink" href="#">ndnSIM 2.9</a><br/>
               <span class="linkdescr">the latest version</span></p>
+          <p class="biglink"><a class="biglink" href="https://ndnsim.net/2.8/">ndnSIM 2.8</a><br/>
           <p class="biglink"><a class="biglink" href="https://ndnsim.net/2.7/">ndnSIM 2.7</a><br/>
           <p class="biglink"><a class="biglink" href="https://ndnsim.net/2.6/">ndnSIM 2.6</a><br/>
           <p class="biglink"><a class="biglink" href="https://ndnsim.net/2.5/">ndnSIM 2.5</a><br/>