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 Package: rosv
 Title: Client to Access and Operate on the 'Open Source Vulnerability' API
-Version: 0.5.0
+Version: 0.5.0.9000
 Authors@R: 
     person("Allen", "OBrien", , "allen.g.obrien@gmail.com", role = c("aut", "cre", "cph"))
 Description: Connect, query, and operate on information available from the 
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+# rosv (development version)
+
 # rosv 0.5.0
 
 ## New features