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 # Changelog
 
-## 0.5
+## 0.5.0
 * decrease ggplot2 base_size from 12 to 10
 * set default font for geom_text
 * set all ggplot font sizes relative to base font size
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: 0.5
+Version: 0.5.0
 Authors@R:
     c(person(given = "Marc",
              family = "Kupietz",