diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: igraph
 Title: Network Analysis and Visualization
-Version: 2.1.1.9007
+Version: 2.1.1.9900
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Gábor", "Csárdi", , "csardi.gabor@gmail.com", role = "aut",
            comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0001-7098-9676")),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,67 +1,20 @@
 <!-- NEWS.md is maintained by https://fledge.cynkra.com, contributors should not edit this file -->
 
-# igraph 2.1.1.9007
+# igraph 2.1.1.9900
 
-## Continuous integration
-
-- Remove Aviator.
-
-## doc
+## Documentation
 
 - Clarify what type of graph each community detection function supports.
 
 - Improve `read_graph` and `write_graph` documentation.
 
-
-# igraph 2.1.1.9006
-
-## Continuous integration
-
-- Install rgl from GitHub for Sanitizer runs (#1579).
-
-
-# igraph 2.1.1.9005
-
-## Chore
-
-- Configure the RStudio IDE to use the extra roclets (#1575).
-
-## Continuous integration
-
-- Work around rgl sanitizer failure (#1578).
-
-
-# igraph 2.1.1.9004
-
-## Bug fixes
-
-- Fix the incorrect handling of the `sample` parameter in `sample_motifs()` and ensure that the default `sample.size` is integer (#1568).
-
-
-# igraph 2.1.1.9003
-
-## doc
-
 - Improve `all_simple_paths()` documentation.
 
-
-# igraph 2.1.1.9002
-
-## doc
-
 - `cluster_optimal()` does support directed graphs.
 
+## Bug fixes
 
-# igraph 2.1.1.9001
-
-## Chore
-
-- Update .Rbuildignore.
-
-
-# igraph 2.1.1.9000
-
-- Merge branch 'cran-2.1.1'.
+- Fix the incorrect handling of the `sample` parameter in `sample_motifs()` and ensure that the default `sample.size` is integer (#1568).
 
 
 # igraph 2.1.1