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+date: 2017-10-19
+title: "0.30.1"
+description: "0.30.1"
+categories: ["Releases"]
+---
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+This is a bug-fix release with two important fixes.
+
+* Fix hugo -w [fa53b13c](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/fa53b13ca0ffb1db6ed20f5353661d3f8a5fd455) [@bep](https://github.com/bep) [#3980](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/3980)
+* Revert sitemap template change to make the Google validator happy [5109ed520](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/commit/5109ed520f2ddde815d50e7b31acbbfc57ce7719) [@bep](https://github.com/bep) [#3978](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/3978)
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+Hugo now has:
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+* 20285+ [stars](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/stargazers)
+* 454+ [contributors](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/graphs/contributors)
+* 180+ [themes](http://themes.gohugo.io/)