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 Package: apexcharter
-Version: 0.3.0.9100
+Version: 0.3.1
 Title: Create Interactive Chart with the JavaScript 'ApexCharts' Library
 Description: Provides an 'htmlwidgets' interface to 'apexcharts.js'. 
   'Apexcharts' is a modern JavaScript charting library to build interactive charts and visualizations with simple API.
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-apexcharter (unreleased)
+apexcharter 0.3.1
 ==================
 
-* Updated ApexCharts.js to 3.33.0
+* Updated ApexCharts.js to 3.33.1
+* Minimal {htmlwidgets} version required >= 1.5.3
 
 
 
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 ## Test environments
-* local OS Widows 10 install, R 4.1.0
-* ubuntu 20.04, Windows 10, macOS (on GitHub Actions), R 4.1.1
+* local OS Widows 10 install, R 4.1.2
+* ubuntu 20.04, Windows 10, macOS (on GitHub Actions), R 4.1.2
 * win-builder (devel and release)
 
 ## R CMD check results