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 # Release Notes
 
-## 2.9.0 (2022-02-08)
+## 2.9.0 2022-02-08
 
 * Command file is now echoed to stderr rather than stdout
 * Fixes a bug where directory support was broken for WDL; directories in WDL are represented as strings