diff --git a/_pkgdown.yml b/_pkgdown.yml
index 1d7cd2ab..ae29b690 100644
--- a/_pkgdown.yml
+++ b/_pkgdown.yml
@@ -14,22 +14,31 @@ template:
     primary: "#7E69AE"
     code_font: {google: "JetBrains Mono"}
 
+development:
+  mode: auto
+
 navbar:
-  bg: dark
   structure:
     left:
     - intro
     - reference
+    - news
     right: github
   components:
     reference:
       text: Documentation
       href: reference/index.html
+    news:
+      text: News
+      href: news/index.html
     github:
       icon: fab fa-github fa-lg
       href: https://github.com/drieslab/GiottoClass/
       aria-label: github
 
+news:
+  cran_dates: false
+
 home:
   sidebar:
     structure: [links, license, community, citation, authors, dev]