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@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ Getting Started
 1. Download the [latest release of YCSB](https://github.com/brianfrankcooper/YCSB/releases/latest):
 
     ```sh
-    curl -O --location https://github.com/brianfrankcooper/YCSB/releases/download/0.6.0/ycsb-0.6.0.tar.gz
-    tar xfvz ycsb-0.6.0.tar.gz
-    cd ycsb-0.6.0
+    curl -O --location https://github.com/brianfrankcooper/YCSB/releases/download/0.7.0/ycsb-0.7.0.tar.gz
+    tar xfvz ycsb-0.7.0.tar.gz
+    cd ycsb-0.7.0
     ```
     
 2. Set up a database to benchmark. There is a README file under each binding