diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: RKorAPClient
 Type: Package
 Title: 'KorAP' Web Service Client Package
-Version: 1.2.0
+Version: 1.2.0.9000
 Authors@R:
     c(person(given = "Marc",
              family = "Kupietz",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# RKorAPClient 1.2.0.9000
+
 # RKorAPClient 1.2.0
 
 - `fetchAnnotations()` method added to `KorAPQuery` class, to fetch annotations for all collected matches