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 Package: airGR
 Type: Package
 Title: Suite of GR Hydrological Models for Precipitation-Runoff Modelling
-Version: 1.7.0
-Date: 2022-02-21
+Version: 1.7.0.9000
+Date: 2022-02-22
 Authors@R: c(
   person("Laurent", "Coron", role = c("aut", "trl"), comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0002-1503-6204")),
   person("Olivier", "Delaigue", role = c("aut", "cre"), comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0002-7668-8468"), email = "airGR@inrae.fr"),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 
 
+### 1.7.0.9000 Release Notes (2022-02-22)
+
+____________________________________________________________________________________
+
+
 ### 1.7.0 Release Notes (2022-02-21)
 
 #### New features