Update release notes for release 1.9.
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
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--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
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@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
http://commons.apache.org/commons-build-plugin/
+VERSION 1.9 - 2018-04-DD
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+
+Changes since the last release:
+1. Fix in src/main/resources/commons-xdoc-templates/readme-md-template.md for components that have a major version number in their artifact IDs.
+2. Add goal for creating all items for pre-release.
+3. Fix README.md generation typo: 'Javadoc' -> 'Javadoc'.
+
VERSION 1.8 - 2018-04-02
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