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 Package: bayesplot
 Type: Package
 Title: Plotting for Bayesian Models
-Version: 1.11.1
+Version: 1.11.1.9000
 Date: 2024-02-14
 Authors@R: c(person("Jonah", "Gabry", role = c("aut", "cre"), email = "jsg2201@columbia.edu"),
              person("Tristan", "Mahr", role = "aut"),
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+# bayesplot 1.11.1.9000
+
+Items for next release go here
+
 # bayesplot 1.11.1
 
 * Limit maximum number of evaluation points in `ppc_pit_ecdf` functions by default to 1000. by @TeemuSailynoja in #318