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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ For each entry in the final list of phenotype terms, we make cross-mappings
 with phenotype terms from [EFO](https://github.com/EBISPOT/efo), 
 [DO](https://disease-ontology.org/), and the [ICD10 classification](https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/classification-of-diseases).
 
-As of mid August 2024, the following ontology versions are used to create the mapping:
+As of early September 2024, the following ontology versions are used to create the mapping:
 
 -   OncoTree (2021_11_02)
 -   Experimental Factor Ontology v3.69.0 (2024-08-15)
--   Disease Ontology (v2024-07-31)
+-   Disease Ontology (v2024-08-28)
 
 **IMPORTANT NOTE**: The mapping established by **phenOncoX** attempts 
 to be comprehensive, but we acknowledge that the presence of missing or 
diff --git a/data-raw/data-raw.R b/data-raw/data-raw.R
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--- a/data-raw/data-raw.R
+++ b/data-raw/data-raw.R
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ db[['oncotree_core']] <- oncotree_core
 db[['oncotree_expanded']] <- oncotree_expanded
 db[['auxiliary_maps']] <- auxiliary_maps
 
-version_bumped <- "0.7.8"
+version_bumped <- "0.7.9"
 gd_records <- list()
 db_id_ref <- data.frame()
 
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