diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: patchwork
 Type: Package
 Title: The Composer of Plots
-Version: 1.1.2.9000
+Version: 1.1.3
 Authors@R:
     person(given = "Thomas Lin",
            family = "Pedersen",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# patchwork (development version)
+# patchwork 1.1.3
 
 * `NULL` can now be used with the different arithmetic operators and will result
   in a non-operation (i.e. the non-null part will be returned unmodified) (#290)