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 Package: gcatbase
 Title: Genetic Code Analysis Toolkit for R - GCAT Base package (gcatbase)
-Version: 0.6.2
+Version: 0.6.3
 Authors@R: 
     person(given = "Markus",
            family = "Gumbel",
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+# What's new in the Genetic Code Analysis Toolkit for R - Base package (gcatbase)?
+
+  * Version 0.6.3 is the first release for CRAN.
+