diff --git a/.Rbuildignore b/.Rbuildignore
index b3b405d..095658b 100644
--- a/.Rbuildignore
+++ b/.Rbuildignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ cran-comments\.md
 ^LICENSE\.md$
 ^cran-comments\.md$
 ^\.github$
+^CRAN-RELEASE$
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e105e17..9fa979e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 .Rhistory
 inst/doc
 .DS_Store
+CRAN-RELEASE
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 4fac899..8a3eb28 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 ## jjb 0.1.1
 
-### Features
-
 ### Changes
 
 - Improved error messages with more specific detail.