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 A "Hello World" program in Solidity is of even less use than in other languages, but still:
 
 ```solidity
-pragma solidity ^0.6.0;
+pragma solidity >=0.6.0 <0.8.0;
 
 contract HelloWorld {
   function helloWorld() external pure returns (string memory) {