diff --git a/PILOTVERSION b/PILOTVERSION
index b89f3fbd..496ef9f9 100644
--- a/PILOTVERSION
+++ b/PILOTVERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-PICARD 72.9 RC2
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+PICARD 72.9
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