diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: pillar
 Title: Coloured Formatting for Columns
-Version: 1.9.0.9037
+Version: 1.9.0.9038
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Kirill",
              family = "M\u00fcller",
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 <!-- NEWS.md is maintained by https://fledge.cynkra.com, contributors should not edit this file -->
 
+# pillar 1.9.0.9038
+
+## Continuous integration
+
+- Avoid failure in fledge workflow if no changes (#705).
+
+
 # pillar 1.9.0.9037
 
 ## Continuous integration