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+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Package: ppitables
 Type: Package
 Title: Lookup Tables to Generate Poverty Likelihoods and Rates using the Poverty 
     Probability Index (PPI)
-Version: 0.6.1
+Version: 0.6.1.9000
 Authors@R: person("Ernest", "Guevarra", 
                   comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0002-4887-4415"), 
                   email = "ernestgmd@gmail.com", role = c("aut", "cre"))
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@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# ppitables (development version)
+
 # ppitables 0.6.1
 
 This is the twelfth CRAN release of `{ppitables}`. This release contains general upkeep and maintenance updates.