diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index bf9c34a98084dc0e55ec17ad6a27189f2ee71b2d..e1681bf0609a533c7794122cc1b5e006d02898df 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: airGR
 Type: Package
 Title: Suite of GR Hydrological Models for Precipitation-Runoff Modelling
-Version: 1.0.13.18
+Version: 1.0.13.19
 Date: 2018-09-27
 Authors@R: c(
   person("Laurent", "Coron", role = c("aut", "trl"), comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0002-1503-6204")),
diff --git a/NEWS.rmd b/NEWS.rmd
index c864227bda03a9a6bc282fe8e6f588b2cc4bfa5b..a3a58a4c48375bb4026b856b4380d75ea6adaee9 100644
--- a/NEWS.rmd
+++ b/NEWS.rmd
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ output:
 
 
 
-### 1.0.13.18 Release Notes (2018-09-27) 
+### 1.0.13.19 Release Notes (2018-09-27) 
 
 
 #### Deprecated and defunct
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ output:
 
 - Function name changed in a vignettes to avoid error during the check on Debian distribution
 
+- As recomanded by CRAN managers, the NEWS file is now at the text format and is no more just a link to the airGR Website
+
 ____________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
diff --git a/inst/NEWS.Rd b/inst/NEWS.Rd
deleted file mode 100644
index 059518283dd20f713f1fe9d368190b43a1b3f3c8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/inst/NEWS.Rd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-\name{NEWS}
-\title{News for Package 'airGR'}
-
-\section{CHANGES IN airGR VERSION 999.999}{
-  \itemize{
-    \item This NEWS file is only a placeholder. The version 999.999 does not really
-    exist. Please read the airGR website: \url{https://odelaigue.github.io/airGR/NEWS.html}
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file