diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: RKorAPClient
 Type: Package
 Title: 'KorAP' Web Service Client Package
-Version: 0.7.3
+Version: 0.7.3.9000
 Authors@R:
     c(person(given = "Marc",
              family = "Kupietz",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# RKorAPClient 0.7.3
+# RKorAPClient 0.7.3.9000
+
+# RKorAPClient 0.7.3 (unreleased due to CRAN requests)
 
 - updated Roxygen to 7.2.1 (fixes bug that caused CRAN removal of RKorAPClient)
 - updated shiny demo