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 Package: mlr3hyperband
 Title: Hyperband for 'mlr3'
-Version: 0.4.0.9000
+Version: 0.4.1
 Authors@R:
     c(person(given = "Marc",
              family = "Becker",
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-# mlr3hyperband 0.4.0
+# mlr3hyperband 0.4.1
 
 * feat: `Optimizer` and `Tuner` objects have the field `$id` now.
 * feat: `Optimizer` and `Tuner` objects have the optional field `$label` now.