diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: gargle
 Title: Utilities for Working with Google APIs
-Version: 1.5.2
+Version: 1.5.2.9000
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Jennifer", "Bryan", , "jenny@posit.co", role = c("aut", "cre"),
            comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0002-6983-2759")),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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+# gargle (development version)
+
 # gargle 1.5.2
 
 * Fixed a bug in an internal helper that validates input specifying a service