Version 1.1.9

Marlin/Version.h

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   /**
    * Marlin release version identifier
    */
-  #define SHORT_BUILD_VERSION "1.1.8"
+  #define SHORT_BUILD_VERSION "1.1.9"
 
   /**
    * Verbose version identifier which should contain a reference to the location
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
    * here we define this default string as the date where the latest release
    * version was tagged.
    */
-  #define STRING_DISTRIBUTION_DATE "2018-07-31"
+  #define STRING_DISTRIBUTION_DATE "2018-08-01"
 
   /**
    * Required minimum Configuration.h and Configuration_adv.h file versions.

README.md

@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ Marlin 1.1 represents an evolutionary leap over Marlin 1.0.2. It is the result o
 
 For complete Marlin documentation click over to the [Marlin Homepage <marlinfw.org>](http://marlinfw.org/), where you will find in-depth articles, how-to videos, and tutorials on every aspect of Marlin, as the site develops. For release notes, see the [Releases](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/releases) page.
 
-## Stable Release Branch
+The 1.1.x branch is home to all tagged releases of Marlin 1.1 (final version 1.1.9 – August 2018).
 
-This Release branch contains the latest tagged version of Marlin (currently 1.1.8 – December 2017).
+This branch will receive no further updates. All future development —including all bug fixes— will take place in the [`bugfix-2.0.x`](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/tree/bugfix-2.0.x) branch, which will also serve as the root for all future Marlin development. Be sure to test [`bugfix-2.0.x`](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/tree/bugfix-2.0.x) before reporting any bugs you find in 1.1.9.
+
+Marlin 1.1.9 is the final release of the 8-bit flat version of Marlin Firmware. A monumental amount of talent and effort has gone into its production, and thanks are due to many people around the world. Throughout Marlin 1.1 development we worked closely with the community, contributors, vendors, host developers, library developers, etc. to improve the quality, configurability, and compatibility of Marlin Firmware, all while continuing to support a wide variety of Arduino-based boards.
+
+## Marlin 1.0.x
 
 Previous releases of Marlin include [1.0.2-2](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/tree/1.0.2-2) (December 2016) and [1.0.1](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/tree/1.0.1) (December 2014). Any version of Marlin prior to 1.0.1 (when we started tagging versions) can be collectively referred to as Marlin 1.0.0.