[R-pkg-devel] DESCRIPTION file corrections for accepted package

[Gianmarco Alberti]

Dear R Package Developers,
I am seeking guidance regarding a situation with my package 'chisquare'
(version 1.1) on CRAN.

Current situation:

1. The package was submitted and (automatically) accepted to CRAN (version
1.1) after thorough local testing and complete devtools checks
(check_win_oldrelease(), check_win_release(), check_win_devel())

2. After acceptance, I received a request to make formatting changes to the
DESCRIPTION file by November 2, 2024:
-Remove version specifications for graphics and stats in Imports
-Update R version dependency format from R (>= 4.0.0) to R (>= 4.0)

3. Upon attempting to submit these formatting changes, I received a warning
about "Insufficient package version (submitted: 1.1, existing: 1.1)". I am
well aware that this warning typically indicates the need to increment the
version number for new submissions of existing packages, as per CRAN
policies.

This creates a procedural challenge:
-I need to make the requested DESCRIPTION file changes to retain the package
-The changes are purely formatting-related, not functional (all checks pass)
-I cannot submit without changing the version number
-However, incrementing the version number seems disproportionate for
formatting changes.

I would greatly appreciate guidance on the proper way to handle this
situation.
What is the recommended approach for submitting DESCRIPTION file formatting
corrections for an already-accepted package, given that incrementing the
version number might seem a bit disproportionate?

Thank you for your time and assistance.

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