diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: argoFloats
 Type: Package
 Title: Analysis of Oceanographic Argo Floats
-Version: 1.0.7
+Version: 1.0.8
 Authors@R: c(
     person(given="Dan", family="Kelley", email="dan.kelley@dal.ca", role=c("aut", "cre", "cph"),
         comment=c(ORCID="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7808-5911")),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# argoFloats 1.0.8
+
+* Fix formatting of `NEWS.md` file.
+
 # argoFloats 1.0.7
 
 * Remove suggestion for now-retired `rgdal` package.