diff --git a/phreeqc3-doc/RELEASE.TXT b/phreeqc3-doc/RELEASE.TXT
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--- a/phreeqc3-doc/RELEASE.TXT
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@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
 Version @PHREEQC_VER@: @PHREEQC_DATE@
+ 	-----------------
+	August 22, 2018
+	-----------------
+
+	PHREEQC: Completed an "operator =" method for the C++ class Phreeqc. In
+	C++ programming, it is now possible to set new_phreeqc = old_phreeqc, 
+	where all definitions and variables of old_phreeqc are copied to the 
+	new_phreeqc instance.
+
+ 	-----------------
+	August 22, 2018
+	-----------------
+
+	PHREEQC: Increased the number of iterations (100000) allowed for the solver in 
+	INVERSE_MODELING calculations. Should rarely need this many iterations.
 
  	-----------------
 	July 17, 2018