diff --git a/CRAN-SUBMISSION b/CRAN-SUBMISSION
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bd7556..0000000
--- a/CRAN-SUBMISSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Version: 1.0.0
-Date: 2022-09-08 00:34:59 UTC
-SHA: 5e8488f1cb437c75b555ef47a42e486ad951c82c
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 66d727f..cda8837 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Title: Accessing the Wordbank Database
 Description: Connecting to Wordbank, an open repository for developmental
     vocabulary data. For more information on the underlying data, see
     <http://wordbank.stanford.edu>.
-Version: 1.0.0.9001
+Version: 1.0.1
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Mika", "Braginsky", email = "mika.br@gmail.com", role = c("aut", "cre")),
     person("Daniel", "Yurovsky", email = "yurovsky@stanford.edu", role = "ctb"),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index d349326..73e0a3e 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# wordbankr (development version)
+# wordbankr 1.0.1
+- graceful failure for connection issues
 
 # wordbankr 1.0.0
 - updates for new structure of the Wordbank database, including functionality for data on children's language exposures and health conditions
diff --git a/cran-comments.md b/cran-comments.md
index 298f17d..921c13e 100644
--- a/cran-comments.md
+++ b/cran-comments.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Test environments
-- macOS 12.2, R 4.2.1 (local install)
-- Ubuntu 20.04, R 4.2.1 (on R-hub)
-- win-builder (devel and release)
+- macOS 12.6.9 (R 4.3.1)
+- Ubuntu 22.04.3 (R 4.4.0, 4.3.1, 4.2.3)
+- Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348 (R 4.3.1)
 
 
 ## R CMD check results
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ There were no ERRORs or WARNINGs.
 There were 1 NOTE:
 
 ```
-* checking CRAN incoming feasibility ... NOTE
+* checking CRAN incoming feasibility ... [8s] NOTE
 Maintainer: 'Mika Braginsky <mika.br@gmail.com>'
 
 New submission
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ New submission
 Package was archived on CRAN
 
 Possibly misspelled words in DESCRIPTION:
-  Wordbank (3:22, 4:38)
+  Wordbank (3:22, 4:28)
+
+CRAN repository db overrides:
+  X-CRAN-Comment: Archived on 2022-10-24 for repeated policy violation.
+
+  On Internet access.
 ```
 
 This package is being reinstated (the issue for which it was archived has been solved).