diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
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@@ -32,3 +32,8 @@ R1-9-1 and earlier
 ------------------
 Release notes are part of the
 [areaDetector Release Notes](http://cars.uchicago.edu/software/epics/areaDetectorReleaseNotes.html).
+
+
+Future Releases
+===============
+* Add exiting_ flag; statusTask and dataTask should both do while (!exiting_)