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 # gpgr 2.1.0
 
-- :bug: minor fixes for canrep ([pr81](https://github.com/umccr/gpgr/pull/81))>
+- :bug: minor fixes for canrep ([pr81](https://github.com/umccr/gpgr/pull/81)).
 
 # gpgr 2.0.0