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 Type: Package
 Package: xaringanthemer
 Title: Custom 'xaringan' CSS Themes
-Version: 0.3.3
+Version: 0.3.4
 Authors@R: 
     person(given = "Garrick",
            family = "Aden-Buie",
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+# xaringanthemes 0.3.4
+
+* Maintenance release to avoid issues with upcoming R 4.1.0 (#49)
+
 # xaringanthemer 0.3.3
 
 * Add `inverse_link_color` to control color of links on inverse slides