diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
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--- a/release-notes/VERSION
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Project: jackson-databind
 === Releases ===
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-2.7.9.7 (not yet released)
+2.7.9.7 (10-Mar-2020)
 
 #2410: Block one more gadget type (HikariCP, CVE-2019-14540)
 #2420: Block one more gadget type (cxf-jax-rs, no CVE allocated yet)