diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 2a31dcb7c..34520d6a5 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
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@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ For package-specific changes, see the package changelogs.
 
 # 03f9b756b
 
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 - Fix the topic hierarchy in Info manuals.
 
 
diff --git a/hledger-lib/CHANGES.md b/hledger-lib/CHANGES.md
index 386e9e1b7..6e638b2b9 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/CHANGES.md
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@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ For user-visible changes, see the hledger package changelog.
 
 # 1.20.1 2020-12-15
 
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 - renamed: updateReportSpecFromOpts -> updateReportSpec[With]
 
 
diff --git a/hledger-ui/CHANGES.md b/hledger-ui/CHANGES.md
index 1f80ea55e..c01240d33 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/CHANGES.md
+++ b/hledger-ui/CHANGES.md
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ See also the hledger changelog.
 
 # 1.20.1 2020-12-15
 
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 - Fix the F key (toggle future/forecast transactions), which in 1.20 
   would only work twice. (#1411)
 
diff --git a/hledger-web/CHANGES.md b/hledger-web/CHANGES.md
index 7feebd30a..726f7e1cf 100644
--- a/hledger-web/CHANGES.md
+++ b/hledger-web/CHANGES.md
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ See also the hledger changelog.
 # 42bc7465e
 
 
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 # 1.20.1 2020-12-06
 
 - don't hang when reloading the journal, eg after adding a transaction
diff --git a/hledger/CHANGES.md b/hledger/CHANGES.md
index d81137fe8..37ef53899 100644
--- a/hledger/CHANGES.md
+++ b/hledger/CHANGES.md
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ User-visible changes in the hledger command line tool and library.
 
 # 1.20.1 2020-12-15
 
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 - bal, bs, cf, is: In amount-sorted balance reports, equal-balance accounts 
   are now reliably sorted by name. (Simon Michael, Stephen Morgan)