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 Package: DBItest
 Title: Testing DBI Backends
-Version: 1.8.0.9003
-Date: 2023-12-25
+Version: 1.8.0.9004
+Date: 2023-12-26
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Kirill", "Müller", , "kirill@cynkra.com", role = c("aut", "cre"),
            comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0002-1416-3412")),
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 <!-- NEWS.md is maintained by https://fledge.cynkra.com, contributors should not edit this file -->
 
+# DBItest 1.8.0.9004 (2023-12-26)
+
+## Features
+
+- Specify `value` argument for `dbCreateTable()` and `dbCreateTableArrow()` (#345).
+
+## Chore
+
+- Consistent use of `skip_if_not_dbitest()` (#346).
+
+- Stabilize test.
+
+## Documentation
+
+- Minor specification fixes (#344).
+
+
 # DBItest 1.8.0.9003 (2023-12-25)
 
 ## Features