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 # Changelog
 
-## Release 1.8 [ unreleased ]
+## Release 1.9 (unreleased)
+Brief summary of what's in this release:
+- Do not substring fileName for WGS files
+
+## Release 1.8 (06/30/25)
 
 Brief summary of what's in this release:
 - no changes, increasing version number to be aligned with front-end version