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 - It is part of the [brew package manager](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fast_float).
 - Some Linux distribution like Fedora include fast_float (e.g., as `fast_float-devel`).
 
-## RFC 7159
+## RFC 8259
 
-If you need support for RFC 7159 (JSON standard), you may want to consider using the [fast_double_parser](https://github.com/lemire/fast_double_parser/) library instead.
+If you need support for RFC 8259 (JSON standard), you may want to consider using the [fast_double_parser](https://github.com/lemire/fast_double_parser/) library instead.
 
 ## Credit