diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: riskassessment
 Title: A web app designed to interface with the `riskmetric` package
-Version: 2.0.0
+Version: 2.0.0.9000
 Authors@R: c( 
     person("Aaron", "Clark", role = c("aut", "cre"), email = "aaron.clark@biogen.com"),
     person("Robert", "Krajcik", role = "aut", email = "robert.krajcik@biogen.com"),
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+# riskassessment (development version)
+
 # riskassessment 2.0.0
 
 ### Enhancements