diff --git a/.Rbuildignore b/.Rbuildignore
index df4cd6c..b728912 100644
--- a/.Rbuildignore
+++ b/.Rbuildignore
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ RSocrata.Rcheck
 .DS_Store
 ^\.travis\.yml$
 appveyor.yml
-CONTRIBUTING.md
\ No newline at end of file
+CONTRIBUTING.md
+NEWS.md
\ No newline at end of file