diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: mlr3
 Title: Machine Learning in R - Next Generation
-Version: 0.22.0
+Version: 0.22.0.9000
 Authors@R:
   c(
     person("Michel", "Lang", , "michellang@gmail.com", role = "aut",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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+# mlr3 (development version)
+
 # mlr3 0.22.0
 
 * fix: Quantiles must not ascend with probabilities.