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+updatePackageVersion <- function(packageLocation ="."){
+  ## Seen at: https://www.mango-solutions.com/blog/how-to-auto-update-a-package-version-number
+  
+  ## Read DESCRIPTION file
+  desc <- readLines(file.path(packageLocation, "DESCRIPTION"))
+  
+  ## Find the line where the version is defined
+  vLine <- grep("^Version\\:", desc)
+  
+  ## Extract version number
+  vNumber <- gsub("^Version\\:\\s*", "", desc[vLine])
+  
+  ## Split the version number into two; a piece to keep, a piece to increment
+  versionNumber <- strsplit(vNumber, "\\.")[[1]]
+  versionParts <- length(versionNumber)
+  vNumberKeep <- paste(versionNumber[1:(versionParts-1)], sep= "", collapse= ".")
+  vNumberUpdate <- versionNumber[versionParts]
+  
+  ## Replace old version number with new one (increment by 1)
+  oldVersion <- as.numeric(vNumberUpdate)
+  newVersion <- oldVersion + 1
+  
+  ## Build final version number
+  vFinal <- paste(vNumberKeep, newVersion, sep = ".")
+  
+  ## Update DESCRIPTION file (in R)
+  desc[vLine] <- paste0("Version: ", vFinal )
+  
+  ## Update the actual DESCRIPTION file
+  writeLines(desc, file.path(packageLocation, "DESCRIPTION"))
+  
+  ## Return the updated version number to screen
+  return(vFinal)
+}
+