diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: airGR
 Type: Package
 Title: Suite of GR Hydrological Models for Precipitation-Runoff Modelling
-Version: 1.0.9.50
+Version: 1.0.9.51
 Date: 2017-10-17
 Authors@R: c(
   person("Laurent", "Coron", role = c("aut", "trl")),
diff --git a/NEWS.rmd b/NEWS.rmd
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ output:
 
 
 
-### 1.0.9.50 Release Notes (2017-10-17) 
+### 1.0.9.51 Release Notes (2017-10-17) 
 
 #### New features
 
diff --git a/inst/NEWS.Rd b/inst/NEWS.Rd
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+\name{NEWS}
+\title{News for Package 'airGR'}
+
+\section{CHANGES IN airGR VERSION 999.999}{
+  \itemize{
+    \item This NEWS file is only a placeholder. The version 999.999 does not really
+    exist. Please read the airGR website: \url{https://odelaigue.github.io/airGR/NEWS.html}
+  }
+}
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