diff --git a/README b/README
index 6b894cd2749ced505c5b8d1df5333d54e3f901de..cba26d737ecfd35c78a849ce79aed82847d4d503 100644
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+++ b/README
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Beginnings of a PDF parser in Hammer
        $ ln -s ../hammer/src hammer		# needed for building pdf, include files
        $ ln -s ../hammer/build/opt/src lib 	# needed for running pdf, to locate libhammer.so
 
+- Notes for 2020-04-27 release:
+      - The release branch has been tested to build with the 2020-04-27_RELEASE` branch located at https://gitlab.special-circumstanc.es/pesco/hammer/tree/2020-04-27_RELEASE
+
  - Build/Usage:
 
        $ pushd ../hammer; scons; popd  		# build Hammer