diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Changes in version 0.3.1
+ * the BFGS implementation supports an aboslute convergence treshold.
+ * the user can provide pre-allocated memory to the C++ API for the BFGS
+   implementation.
+
 Changes in version 0.3.0
  * it is possible to mask (fix) some of the parameters. Non-linear equality
    constraints are also supported with an augmented Lagrangian method.
diff --git a/cran-comments.md b/cran-comments.md
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--- a/cran-comments.md
+++ b/cran-comments.md
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with gcc 10.1.0
   R version 4.1.2
 * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with gcc 10.1.0
-  R devel 2021-10-24 r81096 with LTO checks
+  R devel 2022-03-01 r81837 with LTO checks
 * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with gcc 10.1.0
   R version 4.1.2 with valgrind
 * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with gcc 10.1.0
-  R devel 2021-12-11 r81350 with ASAN and UBSAN
+  R devel 2022-03-01 r81837 with ASAN and UBSAN
 * Github actions on windows-latest (release), macOS-latest (release), 
   ubuntu-20.04 (release), ubuntu-20.04 (devel), ubuntu-20.04 (oldrelease)
 * win-builder (devel, oldrelease, and release)
@@ -17,5 +17,3 @@
 There were no WARNINGs or ERRORs.
 
 There is a NOTE about the package size in some cases.
-
-The license has been changed to Apache.