diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
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@@ -1 +1,8 @@
+In alphabetical order:
+
 Erwin van der Poel
+John Donners
+Richard Stevens
+Roberto Verzicco
+Rodolfo Ostilla-Mónio
+Vamsi Spandan
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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+This file describes changes in recent versions of AFiD. It primarily
+documents those changes that are of interest to users.
+
+Changes in AFiD 1.1 (2016-01-08)
+================================
+ * Added example and manual
+ * Support for MPI-3
+ * Default optimization -O2 
+ * Check if input grid resolution can be factorized in small prime factors
+ * Fixed input file bou.in