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 What's New
 **********
 
-v1.8.2 (??)
-===========
+v1.8.2 (10 July 2020)
+=====================
 
 - Fix regressions in ``.geobox`` (:pull:`982`)
 - Expand list of supported ``dtype``s to include complex values (:pull:`989`)