diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: duckdb
 Title: DBI Package for the DuckDB Database Management System
-Version: 1.1.3.9017
+Version: 1.1.3.9018
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Hannes", "Mühleisen", , "hannes@cwi.nl", role = "aut",
            comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0001-8552-0029")),
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 <!-- NEWS.md is maintained by https://fledge.cynkra.com, contributors should not edit this file -->
 
+# duckdb 1.1.3.9018
+
+## Continuous integration
+
+- Avoid failure in fledge workflow if no changes (#639).
+
+## Uncategorized
+
+- Merge branch 'cran-1.1.3-1'.
+
+- Merge branch 'cran-1.1.3-1'.
+
+- Merge branch 'f-bump'.
+
+
 # duckdb 1.1.3-1
 
 ## Features