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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ and a set of tools for decoding and encoding messages in the following formats:
 
    * WMO FM-92 GRIB edition 1 and edition 2
    * WMO FM-94 BUFR edition 3 and edition 4
-   * WMO GTS abbreviated header (only decoding in this release)
+   * WMO GTS abbreviated header (only decoding)
 
 A useful set of command line tools provide quick access to the messages.
 C, Fortran 90 and Python interfaces provide access to the main ecCodes functionality.