diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: dotty
 Type: Package
 Title: The Unpacking Dot Operator
-Version: 0.1.0
+Version: 0.1.0.9000
 Authors@R: c(
     person(
       "Kevin", "Ushey",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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+
+# dotty 0.2.0  (UNRELEASED)
+
+
+# dotty 0.1.0
+
+- Initial CRAN release.