diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Package: okapi
 Type: Package
 Title: Open Data Kit (ODK)-based Computer-assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) 
   Tools
-Version: 0.1.2
+Version: 0.1.2.9000
 Authors@R: person(given = "Ernest", 
                   family = "Guevarra", 
                   comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0002-4887-4415"), 
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# okapi (development version)
+
 # okapi 0.1.2
 
 * This is a pre-release of `{okapi}`. This is a GitHub-only and R Universe-only release.