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 Package: fabletools
 Title: Core Tools for Packages in the 'fable' Framework
-Version: 0.4.2
+Version: 0.4.2.9000
 Authors@R:
     c(person(given = "Mitchell",
              family = "O'Hara-Wild",
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+# fabletools (development version)
+
 # fabletools 0.4.2
 
+Minor patch to build package with latest R version as requested by CRAN.
+
 # fabletools 0.4.1
 
 Minor patch for upcoming release of ggdist v3.3.1