diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: cheapr
 Title: Simple Functions to Save Time and Memory
-Version: 0.9.8
+Version: 0.9.8.9000
 Authors@R: 
     person("Nick", "Christofides", , "nick.christofides.r@gmail.com", role = c("aut", "cre"),
            comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0002-9743-7342"))
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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-# cheapr 0.9.8
+# cheapr (Development version)
+
+# cheapr 0.9.8 (02-Oct-2024)
 
 * New scalar functions have been added and some renamed. Most are now
 prefixed with 'val_' or 'na_' in the case of `NA` specific scalar functions.