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 cff-version: 1.2.0
 title: A pynxtools reader plugin for X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) data
+version: 0.4.2
 message:
   If you use this software, please cite it using the
   metadata from this file.
@@ -43,5 +44,4 @@ abstract:
 
   The work is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) - 460197019 (FAIRmat)
   (https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/460197019?language=en).
-license: Apache-2.0
-version: 0.4.2
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+license: Apache-2.0
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