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 ![Bonito](assets/workflow.png)
 
 ## News
+- 🐡 August 2024: Released [new Bonito model](https://huggingface.co/BatsResearch/Llama-3.1-8B-bonito-v1) with Meta Llama 3.1 as the base model.
 - 🐟 June 2024: Bonito is accepted to ACL Findings 2024. 
 
 ## Installation