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 .. figure:: https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/raw/master/docs/pybind11-logo.png
    :alt: pybind11 logo
 
-**pybind11 — Seamless operability between C++11 and Python**
+**pybind11 — Seamless operability between C++ and Python**
 
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