diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
index c99945a762..c92b6f559f 100644
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ New Features
       fulfill the original user request without encountering API
       errors.
 
-      (RAW – 2017/09/20, HDFFV-8839)
+      (RAW - 2017/09/20, HDFFV-8839)
 
     Fortran Library:
     ----------------