diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1e05f5ef..9b150183 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ R-release:
 R-devel:
   stage: check
   image: rocker/r-devel
-  allow_failure: false
+  allow_failure: true
   script:
     - Rscriptdevel -e 'sessionInfo()'
     # install missing and outdated packages
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index ae0e5c7b..ac684134 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Package: AMR
-Version: 1.0.1.9002
+Version: 1.0.1.9003
 Date: 2020-03-08
 Title: Antimicrobial Resistance Analysis
 Authors@R: c(
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 4560f753..159cc2d3 100755
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# AMR 1.0.1.9002
+# AMR 1.0.1.9003
 ## <small>Last updated: 08-Mar-2020</small>
 
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