diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: poppr
 Type: Package
 Title: Genetic Analysis of Populations with Mixed Reproduction
-Version: 2.9.4
+Version: 2.9.5
 Authors@R: c(person(c("Zhian", "N."), "Kamvar", role = c("cre", "aut"),
     email = "zkamvar@gmail.com", comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0003-1458-7108")),
     person(c("Javier", "F."), "Tabima", role = "aut",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ poppr 2.9.4
 CRAN MAINTENANCE
 ----------------
 
+* The `usenames` option from xcolor has been removed from the algorithms and
+  equations vignette.
+
+poppr 2.9.4
+===========
+
+CRAN MAINTENANCE
+----------------
+
 * a function declaration was added for `SEXP omp_test()`
 * failing tests were fixed.
 * code where object classes were compared with `==` was fixed to use `inherits()`