diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: keras3
 Type: Package
 Title: R Interface to 'Keras'
-Version: 1.2.0
+Version: 1.2.0.9000
 Authors@R: c(
   person("Tomasz", "Kalinowski", role = c("aut", "cph", "cre"),
          email = "tomasz@posit.co"),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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+# keras3 (development version)
+
 # keras3 1.2.0
 
 - Added compatibility with Keras v3.5.0. User facing changes: