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 Package: OpenSpecy
 Type: Package
 Title: Analyze, Process, Identify, and Share Raman and (FT)IR Spectra
-Version: 1.0.9
+Version: 1.1.0
 Date: 2024-06-13
 Authors@R: c(person("Win", "Cowger", role = c("cre", "aut", "dtc"),
       email = "wincowger@gmail.com",
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+# OpenSpecy 1.1.0
+
+## Minor Improvements
+
+- updated links
+
+
 # OpenSpecy 1.0.9
 
 ## Minor Improvements