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@@ -2121,7 +2121,9 @@ Because of the differences in document object models, performance considerations
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 [[v1.9]]
-=== v1.9 ^2018-??-??^
+=== v1.9 ^2018-04-04^
+
+Maintenance release. Changes:
 
 * Specification changes:
 	. `xml_document::load(const char*)` (deprecated in 1.5) now has `deprecated` attribute; use `xml_document::load_string` instead