diff --git a/META b/META
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+++ b/META
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Name:         9nbd
-Version:      0.1
+Version:      0.0.1
 Release:      1
-Date:         2015-03-16
+Date:         2015-07-24
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+=======================================================================
+Release Notes - 9nbd-0.0.1                                  24 Jul 2015
+=======================================================================
+
+* Initial release as a standalone module package