diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index fafe048e6..058527228 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Package: AMR
-Version: 1.8.2.9024
+Version: 1.8.2.9025
 Date: 2022-10-03
 Title: Antimicrobial Resistance Data Analysis
 Description: Functions to simplify and standardise antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index c3e764866..f86578fd7 100755
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# AMR 1.8.2.9024
+# AMR 1.8.2.9025
 
 This version will eventually become v2.0! We're happy to reach a new major milestone soon!
 
diff --git a/data-raw/_install_deps.R b/data-raw/_install_deps.R
index d945312bf..89784068f 100644
--- a/data-raw/_install_deps.R
+++ b/data-raw/_install_deps.R
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ install.packages("data-raw/tinytest_1.3.1.tar.gz", dependencies = c("Depends", "
 install.packages(getwd(), repos = NULL, type = "source")
 
 pkg_suggests <- gsub(
-  "[^a-zA-Z0-9]+", "",
+  "[^a-zA-Z0-9.]+", "",
   unlist(strsplit(unlist(packageDescription("AMR",
     fields = c("Suggests", "Enhances", "LinkingTo")
   )),
diff --git a/inst/tinytest/test-_misc.R b/inst/tinytest/test-_misc.R
index 9908041d4..565dcc15e 100755
--- a/inst/tinytest/test-_misc.R
+++ b/inst/tinytest/test-_misc.R
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ expect_equal(strrep(c("A", "B"), c(5, 2)), c("AAAAA", "BB"))
 expect_equal(trimws(" test "), "test")
 expect_equal(trimws(" test ", "l"), "test ")
 expect_equal(trimws(" test ", "r"), " test")
-expect_equal(trimws2(" test "), "test")
-expect_equal(trimws2(" test ", "l"), "test ")
-expect_equal(trimws2(" test ", "r"), " test")
+expect_equal(AMR:::trimws2(" test "), "test")
+expect_equal(AMR:::trimws2(" test ", "l"), "test ")
+expect_equal(AMR:::trimws2(" test ", "r"), " test")
 
 expect_warning(AMR:::generate_warning_abs_missing(c("AMP", "AMX")))
 expect_warning(AMR:::generate_warning_abs_missing(c("AMP", "AMX"), any = TRUE))