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 ### Miscellaneous
 * Renamed `var_relabel` into `rcd_var_relabel` and copied new functionalities to avoid namespace conflict with `formatters` package.
+* Made `rcd_var_relabel` internal as it was intended for developers use only.
 
 # random.cdisc.data 0.3.15