diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.txt b/RELEASE_NOTES.txt
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--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Release 1.9 (01/XX/2018)
+Release 1.9 (01/31/2018)
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 - Added support for retrieving file metadata for a given experiment in