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 Package: svglite
 Title: An 'SVG' Graphics Device
-Version: 2.1.2
+Version: 2.1.2.9000
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Hadley", "Wickham", , "hadley@posit.co", role = "aut"),
     person("Lionel", "Henry", , "lionel@posit.co", role = "aut"),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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+# svglite (development version)
+
 # svglite 2.1.2
 
 * Windows: use libpng included with Rtools on R 4.2 and up.