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 Package: pkgcache
 Title: Cache 'CRAN'-Like Metadata and R Packages
-Version: 2.2.1
+Version: 2.2.1.9000
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Gábor", "Csárdi", , "csardi.gabor@gmail.com", role = c("aut", "cre")),
     person("Posit Software, PBC", role = c("cph", "fnd"))
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+# pkgcache (development version)
+
 # pkgcache 2.2.1
 
 * pkgcache now does a better job when matching the R version to a