diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: tern
 Title: Create Common TLGs Used in Clinical Trials
-Version: 0.9.6.9001
-Date: 2024-09-30
+Version: 0.9.6.9002
+Date: 2024-10-04
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Joe", "Zhu", , "joe.zhu@roche.com", role = c("aut", "cre")),
     person("Daniel", "Sabanés Bové", , "daniel.sabanes_bove@roche.com", role = "aut"),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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-# tern 0.9.6.9001
+# tern 0.9.6.9002
 
 # tern 0.9.6