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@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ git clone https://github.com/nwchemgit/nwchem.git
 
 git clone  -b release-6-8 https://github.com/nwchemgit/nwchem.git nwchem-6.8
 
+### Release 6.8
+
+Third release candidate available (Pre-release)  
+https://github.com/nwchemgit/nwchem/releases/download/v6.8-beta.3/nwchem-6.8-beta3.revision-v6.8-2-g4d08c92-srconly.2017-11-28.tar.bz2  
+https://github.com/nwchemgit/nwchem/releases/download/v6.8-beta.3/nwchem-6.8-beta3.revision-v6.8-2-g4d08c92-nonsrconly.2017-11-28.tar.bz2
 
 ### Documentation
  (work in progress) at https://github.com/nwchemgit/nwchem/wiki