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 Package: pkgnet
 Type: Package
 Title: Get Network Representation of an R Package
-Version: 0.5.0
+Version: 0.5.0.9999
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Brian", "Burns", email = "brian.burns.opensource@gmail.com", role = c("aut", "cre")),
     person("James", "Lamb", email = "jaylamb20@gmail.com", role = c("aut")),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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+# development
+## NEW FEATURES
+
+## CHANGES  
+
+## BUGFIXES
+
 # pkgnet 0.5.0
 ## NEW FEATURES
 * `do.call` with the function argument as string will now properly appear on the function reporter.  Previously, this would show as a `do.call` node with a circular reference. (#302)