diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: MGnifyR
 Type: Package
-Version: 0.99.16
+Version: 0.99.17
 Authors@R:
     c(person(given = "Tuomas", family = "Borman", role = c("aut", "cre"),
              email = "tuomas.v.borman@utu.fi",
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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+Changes in version 0.99.17
++ Added getData function for fetching raw data from the database
+
 Changes in version 0.99.0
 + Support for TreeSummarizedExperiment and MultiAssayExperiment
 + Submitted to Bioconductor