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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ the changes introduced by each of them.
 For a more fine-grained view, use the `git log`_.
 
 
-v7.6.0 (unreleased)
+v7.6.0 (2021-08-02)
 ===================
 
 * **Security**
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ v7.6.0 (unreleased)
     on statistics available after kernel version 5.8. This will allow the user
     to get more accurate CPU usage information if needed.
 
-* **Improvements**
-
 * **Bug fixes**
 
   * qemu: Fix migration with ``VIR_MIGRATE_NON_SHARED_INC``