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@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ CONDUCT.md
 ^vignettes/drafts$
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diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: pavo
 Title: Perceptual Analysis, Visualization and Organization of
     Spectral Colour Data
-Version: 2.9.0
+Version: 2.10.0
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Thomas",
              family = "White",
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@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# pavo 2.10.0
+
 # pavo 2.9.0
 
 ## NEW FEATURES AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES