diff --git a/.Rbuildignore b/.Rbuildignore
index 4e32c28a..3d0c4bad 100644
--- a/.Rbuildignore
+++ b/.Rbuildignore
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@
 ^\.github/workflows/R-CMD-check\.yaml$
 ^\.github/workflows/pkgdown\.yaml$
 ^revdep$
+^CRAN-SUBMISSION$
diff --git a/_pkgdown.yml b/_pkgdown.yml
index 5769d4bc..80e05286 100644
--- a/_pkgdown.yml
+++ b/_pkgdown.yml
@@ -128,5 +128,7 @@ navbar:
   - text: Reference
     href: reference/index.html
   - text: News
-    href: news/index.html
+    releases:
+    - text: "Version 1.1.0"
+      href: https://www.njtierney.com/post/2024/03/04/naniar-version-1-1-0-prince-caspian/