diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
index 2a7751a..8046cfb 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = pvAccessCPP
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 7.1.9-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 7.1.9
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_PVACCESS_VERSION b/configure/CONFIG_PVACCESS_VERSION
index 3569be4..8f97592 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_PVACCESS_VERSION
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_PVACCESS_VERSION
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ EPICS_PVA_MAINTENANCE_VERSION = 9
 
 # Development flag, set to zero for release versions
 
-EPICS_PVA_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG = 1
+EPICS_PVA_DEVELOPMENT_FLAG = 0
 
 # Immediately after a release the MAINTENANCE_VERSION
 # will be incremented and the DEVELOPMENT_FLAG set to 1
diff --git a/documentation/Doxyfile b/documentation/Doxyfile
index 2f41b69..7c80aff 100644
--- a/documentation/Doxyfile
+++ b/documentation/Doxyfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = pvAccessCPP
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 7.1.9-dev
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 7.1.9
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/documentation/release_notes.dox b/documentation/release_notes.dox
index 4a36908..a5d8cc2 100644
--- a/documentation/release_notes.dox
+++ b/documentation/release_notes.dox
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 /** @page pvarelease_notes Release Notes
 
+Release 7.1.9 (Oct 2026)
+========================
+
+- pvget: Add -S option to pvget/pvmonitor to stringify byte arrays (Jeremy Lorelli)
+
 Release 7.1.8 (December 2025)
 =============================