diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: dials
 Title: Tools for Creating Tuning Parameter Values
-Version: 1.3.0
+Version: 1.3.0.9000
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Max", "Kuhn", , "max@posit.co", role = "aut"),
     person("Hannah", "Frick", , "hannah@posit.co", role = c("aut", "cre")),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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+# dials (development version)
+
 # dials 1.3.0
 
 ## Improvements