diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a461e5a0..a6a0b71f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-    - fixed bug with {assign ...} when passing an empty value (Monte)
-    - add more warning message fixes (Monte, Tara Johnson)
+    - fixed bug with {assign ...} when passing an empty value. (Monte)
+    - add more warning message fixes. (Monte, Tara Johnson)
     - documentation updates. (Monte)
     - update fetch function to give proper warning when fetching a non-readable
       or non-existant file. (Monte)