diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: pipapi
 Title: API for the Poverty and Inequality Platform
-Version: 1.3.7.9010
+Version: 1.3.8
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Tony",
             family = "Fujs",
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-# pipapi (development version)
+# pipapi 1.3.8
 
 * Add Prosperity Gap to both svy and lnp years. 
 * Implement nowcast up to 2024