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 Package: pROC
 Type: Package
 Title: Display and Analyze ROC Curves
-Version: 1.18.4.9999
-Date: 2023-07-04
+Version: 1.18.5
+Date: 2023-11-01
 Encoding: UTF-8
 Depends: R (>= 2.14)
 Imports: methods, plyr, Rcpp (>= 0.11.1)
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-1.18.5 (later):
+1.18.5 (2023-11-01):
   * Fixed formula input when given as variable and combined with `with` (issue #111)
   * Fixed formula containing variables with spaces (issue #120)
   * Fixed broken grouping when `colour` argument was given in `ggroc` (issue #121)