version 9.7

* NEWS: Record release date.

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 GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
-* Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
+* Noteworthy changes in release 9.7 (2025-04-09) [stable]
 
 ** Bug fixes