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 Package: ggspatial
 Type: Package
 Title: Spatial Data Framework for ggplot2
-Version: 1.1.7.9000
+Version: 1.1.8
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Dewey", "Dunnington",
            email = "dewey@fishandwhistle.net", 
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-# ggspatial (development version)
+# ggspatial 1.1.8
 
 * Fix `annotation_spatial()` for the latest ggplot2 release (#114, #115).