diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 79e340001..46f611b44 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 Package: cardx
 Title: R Package to Supplement ARD Functions Found in {cards}
-Version: 0.0.0.9000
+Version: 0.0.0.9001
 Date: 2024-01-22
 Authors@R: c(
-    person("Daniel", "Sjoberg", , "sjobergd@gene.com", role = c("aut", "cre")),
-  )
+ .
+    )
 Description: R Package to Supplement ARD Functions Found in {cards}.
 License: Apache License 2.0
 URL: https://github.com/insightsengineering/cardx
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# cardx 0.0.0.9000
+# cardx 0.0.0.9001
 
 ### New Features
 * New package!