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 Package: mpn.scorecard
 Title: Generate a scorecard with various measures of R package quality and risk
-Version: 0.5.2
+Version: 0.5.3
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Kyle",
            family = "Barrett",
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+# mpn.scorecard 0.5.3
+
+## Changes
+
+ - The size of the MPN logo inserted into the scorecard header has been
+   decreased, speeding up the underlying `xelatex` call in some cases. (#82)
+
 # mpn.scorecard 0.5.2
 
 ## Bug Fixes