diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: veupathUtils
 Title: General Helper Functions for VEuPathDB Projects
-Version: 2.6.7
+Version: 2.6.8
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Danielle",
            family = "Callan",