diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: slurmjobs
 Title: Helper Functions for SLURM jobs
 Version: 1.2.4
-Date: 2024-07-31
+Date: 2024-08-13
 Authors@R: 
     person("Nicholas J.", "Eagles", email = "nickeagles77@gmail.com", role = c("aut", "cre"),
            comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0002-9808-5254"))
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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 # slurmjobs 1.2.4
 
+BUG FIXES
+
+* Recognize/ handle `OUT_OF_MEMORY` job status, fixing a fatal error in `job_report()`
+
 # slurmjobs 1.2.3
 
 BUG FIXES