diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Type: Package
 Package: admiraldev
 Title: Utility Functions and Development Tools for the Admiral Package
     Family
-Version: 1.2.0
+Version: 1.2.0.9000
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Ben", "Straub", , "ben.x.straub@gsk.com", role = c("aut", "cre")),
     person("Stefan", "Bundfuss", role = "aut",
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@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+# admiraldev (development version)
+
+## New Features
+
+## Updates of Existing Functions
+
+## Breaking Changes
+
+- The following function arguments are entering the next phase of the [deprecation process](https://pharmaverse.github.io/admiraldev/articles/programming_strategy.html#deprecation): (#2487) (#2595)
+
+    **Phase 1 (message)**
+  
+    **Phase 2 (warning)**
+    
+    **Phase 3 (error)**
+    
+    **Phase 4 (removed)**
+
+## Documentation
+
+## Various
+
 # admiraldev 1.2.0
 
 ## New Features