diff --git a/reproducibility_tests/ref_counter.jl b/reproducibility_tests/ref_counter.jl
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 # **README**
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+- We don't know why, but the regression tests are failing because there is no reference dataset.
+  We are bumping the reference counter to see if this fixes the issue.
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 - Updated dependencies