diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: ghqc.app
 Title: Create QC Checklists in Github Issues
-Version: 0.3.0
+Version: 0.3.1
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Jenna", "Johnson", email = "jenna@a2-ai.com", role = c("aut", "cre")),
     person("Anne", "Zheng", email = "anne@a2-ai.com", role = c("aut")),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# ghqc.app 0.3.1
+
+- fixes a bug in parsing a glue component
+
 # ghqc.app 0.3.0
 
 -   Updated the custom configuration options repository (now `GHQC_OPTIONS_REPO`) check to reflect the following changes: