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@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ Contest </I></FONT></CENTER><BR>
 
 <P>The <A HREF="years.html#2020">source winners of the 27<sup>th</sup> IOCCC</A> have been released. Congratulations!</P>
 
-<P>The IOCCC is <B>CLOSED</B>.</P>
+<P>The IOCCC is currently <B>CLOSED</B>.</P>
 
 <P>Right now, you <B>CANNOT register</B> as a contestant with the IOCCC,<BR>
-nor can you submit an entry because the <B>IOCCC</B> is <B>NOT open</B>.
+nor can you submit an entry because the <B>IOCCC</B> is yet <B>NOT open</B>.
 
 <P>Please see the watch the <A HREF="index.html#news">IOCCC news</A> below for information on the next <B>IOCCC</B>.
 
@@ -71,6 +71,23 @@ to darken &lt; fuscus, dark.] -obfuscation n. obfuscatory adj<BR>
 
 <UL>
 
+<LI TYPE=none><B>2022-01-14</B>
+<UL><LI TYPE=square>
+Source code has been released for version <B>0.23 2022-01-14</B> of the
+<A HREF="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry tool</A>,
+a tool that in conjunction with the official
+<A HREF="https://github.com/ioccc-src/iocccsize">iocccsiz tool</A> source,
+will form a compressed tarball that a registered IOCCC contestant
+will upload to the submit server (when the contest is open of course).
+The <B>mkiocccentry tool</B> is in alpha test at the moment and is subject
+to change, along with the <B>iocccsize tool</B> before IOCCC28 opens.
+<P>
+Comments, suggestions, compile warnings/errors, fixes, and typo corrections to
+the <B>mkiocccentry tool</B> are welcome.
+See <A HREF="https://www.ioccc.org/judges.html">Contacting the IOCCC Judges</A>
+for how to send us feedback.
+</UL><BR>
+
 <LI TYPE=none><B>2021-12-27</B>
 <UL><LI TYPE=square>
 <A HREF="https://www.ioccc.org/judges.html">The Judges</A>