diff --git a/CRAN-RELEASE b/CRAN-RELEASE
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+This package was submitted to CRAN on 2020-02-04.
+Once it is accepted, delete this file and tag the release (commit bb8c44f9a3).
diff --git a/cran-comments.md b/cran-comments.md
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 Dear CRAN,
 
-This release updates the package to the newly released EML 2.2.0 schema, as documented in NEWS.
+This release provides the requested documentation fix in use of `...`, and addresses several 
+unrelated bugs, as documented in NEWS.
 
 Cheers,