diff --git a/.buildlibrary b/.buildlibrary
index f559f8bb..31dfd96b 100644
--- a/.buildlibrary
+++ b/.buildlibrary
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ValidationKey: '218252535'
+ValidationKey: '218350450'
 AcceptedWarnings:
 - 'Warning: package ''.*'' was built under R version'
 - 'Warning: namespace ''.*'' is not available and has been replaced'
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index e4f97f47..a2b89e05 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cff-version: 1.2.0
 message: If you use this software, please cite it using the metadata from this file.
 type: software
 title: 'remind2: The REMIND R package (2nd generation)'
-version: 1.114.5
+version: 1.115.0
 date-released: '2023-08-14'
 abstract: Contains the REMIND-specific routines for data and model output manipulation.
 authors:
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index ed206212..95fae61a 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: remind2
 Title: The REMIND R package (2nd generation)
-Version: 1.114.5
+Version: 1.115.0
 Date: 2023-08-14
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Renato", "Rodrigues", , "renato.rodrigues@pik-potsdam.de", role = c("aut", "cre")),
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 29923b2a..49d33fdf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The REMIND R package (2nd generation)
 
-R package **remind2**, version **1.114.5**
+R package **remind2**, version **1.115.0**
 
 [![CRAN status](https://www.r-pkg.org/badges/version/remind2)](https://cran.r-project.org/package=remind2)  [![R build status](https://github.com/pik-piam/remind2/workflows/check/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pik-piam/remind2/actions) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/pik-piam/remind2/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://app.codecov.io/gh/pik-piam/remind2) [![r-universe](https://pik-piam.r-universe.dev/badges/remind2)](https://pik-piam.r-universe.dev/builds)
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ In case of questions / problems please contact Renato Rodrigues <renato.rodrigue
 
 To cite package **remind2** in publications use:
 
-Rodrigues R, Baumstark L, Benke F, Dietrich J, Dirnaichner A, Führlich P, Giannousakis A, Hasse R, Hilaire J, Klein D, Koch J, Kowalczyk K, Levesque A, Malik A, Merfort A, Merfort L, Morena-Leiva S, Pehl M, Pietzcker R, Rauner S, Richters O, Rottoli M, Schötz C, Schreyer F, Siala K, Sörgel B, Spahr M, Strefler J, Verpoort P (2023). _remind2: The REMIND R package (2nd generation)_. R package version 1.114.5, <https://github.com/pik-piam/remind2>.
+Rodrigues R, Baumstark L, Benke F, Dietrich J, Dirnaichner A, Führlich P, Giannousakis A, Hasse R, Hilaire J, Klein D, Koch J, Kowalczyk K, Levesque A, Malik A, Merfort A, Merfort L, Morena-Leiva S, Pehl M, Pietzcker R, Rauner S, Richters O, Rottoli M, Schötz C, Schreyer F, Siala K, Sörgel B, Spahr M, Strefler J, Verpoort P (2023). _remind2: The REMIND R package (2nd generation)_. R package version 1.115.0, <https://github.com/pik-piam/remind2>.
 
 A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
   title = {remind2: The REMIND R package (2nd generation)},
   author = {Renato Rodrigues and Lavinia Baumstark and Falk Benke and Jan Philipp Dietrich and Alois Dirnaichner and Pascal Führlich and Anastasis Giannousakis and Robin Hasse and Jérome Hilaire and David Klein and Johannes Koch and Katarzyna Kowalczyk and Antoine Levesque and Aman Malik and Anne Merfort and Leon Merfort and Simón Morena-Leiva and Michaja Pehl and Robert Pietzcker and Sebastian Rauner and Oliver Richters and Marianna Rottoli and Christof Schötz and Felix Schreyer and Kais Siala and Björn Sörgel and Mike Spahr and Jessica Strefler and Philipp Verpoort},
   year = {2023},
-  note = {R package version 1.114.5},
+  note = {R package version 1.115.0},
   url = {https://github.com/pik-piam/remind2},
 }
 ```