@c used for news about the upcoming release; see CG 10.2
@newsItem
-@subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{October 12, 2014}
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.16 released @emph{February 28, 2015}
-We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.16. This
-release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work
-in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
+At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond
+2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some
+work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but
some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you
require a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.18
version.
+We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this
+release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.
+
@newsEnd
@newsItem