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 # vcfR 1.5.0
-Released on CRAN 2017-05-XX.
+Released on CRAN 2017-05-18.
 
 * Created `genetic_diff()` to calculate fixation indicies.
 * Addressed symbol recognition NOTE: https://github.com/RcppCore/Rcpp/issues/636#issuecomment-280985661.
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 However, I think its polite to thank those who have helped this project.
 So I've decided to start a list of thanks with the hope that these individuals may see this in the future.
 
+v1.5.0 Thank you Kurt Hornik for helping me!
+
 v1.4.0 Thank you Uwe Ligges and Kurt Hornik for helping me!
 
 v1.3.0 Thank you Uwe Ligges and Kurt Hornik for helping me!