diff --git a/src/netanim/_required_netanim_version.py b/src/netanim/_required_netanim_version.py
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-# Store version information for required netanim version, used by
-# ns-3-allinone/download.py.
-# If specifying a released netanim version, specify the required netanim
-# version as, e.g. 'netanim-3.108'
-# If specifying a commit on the development tree, specify it like this based
-# on 'git describe --tags' command.  Example, if the latest release was 3.108,
-# and 'git describe --tags' reports "netanim-3.108-6-g8e7c0a9", then write the
-# version string below as 'netanim-3.108.post6+ng8e7c0a9'
-__required_netanim_version__ = "netanim-3.109"