diff --git a/hadoop-project/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm b/hadoop-project/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
index 76d72c1..c9bbf66 100644
--- a/hadoop-project/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
+++ b/hadoop-project/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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 Apache Hadoop ${project.version} is a minor release in the 2.x.y release
-line, building upon the previous stable release 2.7.3.
+line, building upon the previous stable release 2.8.2.
 
 Here is a short overview of the major features and improvements.