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 # Changelog
+
+## 0.5.900
+
 ## 0.4.900
 * decrease ggplot2 base_size from 14 to 12
 * set font style for axis.text, axis.title, legend.text, strip.text
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: idsThemeR
 Type: Package
 Title: Plot themes for the Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS)
-Version: 0.4.900
+Version: 0.5.900
 Authors@R:
     c(person(given = "Marc",
              family = "Kupietz",