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 Package: r2dii.match
 Title: Tools to Match Corporate Lending Portfolios with Climate Data
-Version: 0.2.1.9001
+Version: 0.3.0
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Alex",
              family = "Axthelm",
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-# r2dii.match (development version)
+# r2dii.match 0.3.0
 
 ## Breaking changes