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+Release 1.9 (01/XX/2018)
+=============================
+  
+- DM Station GUI fixes/enhancements:
+  - Added support for DM_DATA_DIRECTORY_MAP environment variable; this allows
+    browsing data locally, while movind data using GridFTP third
+    party transfers
+
 Release 1.8 (12/15/2017)
 =============================