diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: slurmjobs
 Title: Helper Functions for SLURM jobs
-Version: 1.2.2
+Version: 1.2.3
 Date: 2024-02-29
 Authors@R: 
     person("Nicholas J.", "Eagles", email = "nickeagles77@gmail.com", role = c("aut", "cre"),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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+# slurmjobs 1.2.3
+
 # slurmjobs 1.2.2
 
 * Use the `HOSTNAME` instead of `SLURMD_NODENAME` environment variable to determine host running a SLURM job