diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index cd0da002..9d1029bf 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 GNUstep Objective-C Runtime 1.8
 ===============================
 
-This is a point release to the ninth official release of the GNUstep
-Objective-C runtime (a.k.a.  libobjc2).  This runtime was designed to support
-the features of modern dialects of Objective-C for use with GNUstep and other
-Objective-C programs.  Highlights of this release include:
+This the ninth official release of the GNUstep Objective-C runtime (a.k.a.
+libobjc2).  This runtime was designed to support the features of modern
+dialects of Objective-C for use with GNUstep and other Objective-C programs.
+Highlights of this release include:
 
 - Added API for tracing, allowing interposition on all message sends matching a
   given selector.
diff --git a/ANNOUNCE.1.8 b/ANNOUNCE.1.8
index cd0da002..9d1029bf 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE.1.8
+++ b/ANNOUNCE.1.8
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 GNUstep Objective-C Runtime 1.8
 ===============================
 
-This is a point release to the ninth official release of the GNUstep
-Objective-C runtime (a.k.a.  libobjc2).  This runtime was designed to support
-the features of modern dialects of Objective-C for use with GNUstep and other
-Objective-C programs.  Highlights of this release include:
+This the ninth official release of the GNUstep Objective-C runtime (a.k.a.
+libobjc2).  This runtime was designed to support the features of modern
+dialects of Objective-C for use with GNUstep and other Objective-C programs.
+Highlights of this release include:
 
 - Added API for tracing, allowing interposition on all message sends matching a
   given selector.