diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 6b019bb..baaa119 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# rust 1.4.2
+
+## Bug fixes and minor improvements
+
+* The issue described at https://github.com/RcppCore/Rcpp/issues/1287 has been fixed to avoid WARNINGs from CRAN checks on some platforms. Thank you to Dirk Eddelbuettel for providing the fix so quickly!
+
+* Fixed issues with the incorrect use of \itemize in some Rd files.
+
 # rust 1.4.1
 
 ## Bug fixes and minor improvements
diff --git a/R/ru_sampling.R b/R/ru_sampling.R
index 0c7d42a..d23b774 100644
--- a/R/ru_sampling.R
+++ b/R/ru_sampling.R
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
 #'   functions \code{phi_to_theta} and \code{log_j}.
 #' @param lambda Either
 #' \itemize{
-#'   \item {A numeric vector.  Box-Cox transformation parameters, or}
-#'   \item {A list with components}
+#'   \item A numeric vector.  Box-Cox transformation parameters, or
+#'   \item A list with components
 #'   \describe{
 #'     \item{lambda}{A numeric vector.  Box-Cox parameters (required).}
 #'     \item{gm}{A numeric vector.  Box-cox scaling parameters (optional).
diff --git a/R/ru_sampling_rcpp.R b/R/ru_sampling_rcpp.R
index 57020a3..77a8c0b 100644
--- a/R/ru_sampling_rcpp.R
+++ b/R/ru_sampling_rcpp.R
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
 #'   functions \code{phi_to_theta} and \code{log_j}.
 #' @param lambda Either
 #' \itemize{
-#'   \item {A numeric vector.  Box-Cox transformation parameters, or}
-#'   \item {A list with components}
+#'   \item A numeric vector.  Box-Cox transformation parameters, or
+#'   \item A list with components
 #'   \describe{
 #'     \item{lambda}{A numeric vector.  Box-Cox parameters (required).}
 #'     \item{gm}{A numeric vector.  Box-cox scaling parameters (optional).
diff --git a/R/rust-package.R b/R/rust-package.R
index 2fb79bd..6f3bcdd 100644
--- a/R/rust-package.R
+++ b/R/rust-package.R
@@ -19,20 +19,20 @@
 #'
 #' See the following package vignettes for information:
 #' \itemize{
-#'   \item{
+#'   \item
 #'    \href{https://paulnorthrop.github.io/rust/articles/rust-a-vignette.html}{
 #'    Introducing rust} or \code{vignette("rust-a-vignette", package = "rust")}.
-#'   }
-#'   \item{
+#'
+#'   \item
 #'    \href{https://paulnorthrop.github.io/rust/articles/rust-b-when-to-use-vignette.html}{
 #'    When can rust be used?} or
 #'    \code{vignette("rust-b-when-to-use-vignette", package = "rust")}.
-#'   }
-#'   \item{
+#'
+#'   \item
 #'    \href{https://paulnorthrop.github.io/rust/articles/rust-c-using-rcpp-vignette.html}{
 #'    Rusting faster: Simulation using Rcpp} or
 #'    \code{vignette("rust-c-using-rcpp-vignette", package = "rust")}.
-#'   }
+#'
 #' }
 #'
 #' @references Wakefield, J. C., Gelfand, A. E. and Smith, A. F. M. Efficient
diff --git a/R/sample_diagnostics.R b/R/sample_diagnostics.R
index 9788c38..ec24b8d 100644
--- a/R/sample_diagnostics.R
+++ b/R/sample_diagnostics.R
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 #' @param n A numeric scalar.  Only relevant if \code{x$d = 1} or
 #'   \code{x$d = 2}. The meaning depends on the value of x$d.
 #' \itemize{
-#'   \item {For d = 1 : n + 1 is the number of abscissae in the trapezium
-#'      method used to normalize the density.}
-#'   \item {For d = 2 : an n by n regular grid is used to contour the density.}
+#'   \item For d = 1 : n + 1 is the number of abscissae in the trapezium
+#'      method used to normalize the density.
+#'   \item For d = 2 : an n by n regular grid is used to contour the density.
 #' }
 #' @param prob Numeric vector. Only relevant for \code{d = 2}.  The contour
 #'   lines are drawn such that the respective probabilities that the variable
@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@ plot.ru <- function(x, y, ..., n = ifelse(x$d == 1, 1001, 101),
 #' @return For \code{summary.lm}: a list of the following components from
 #'   \code{object}:
 #' \itemize{
-#'   \item {information about the ratio-of-uniforms bounding box, i.e.,
-#'     \code{object$box}}
-#'   \item {an estimate of the probability of acceptance, i.e.,
-#'     \code{object$pa}}
-#'   \item {a summary of the simulated values, via
-#'     \code{summary(object$sim_vals)}}
+#'   \item information about the ratio-of-uniforms bounding box, i.e.,
+#'     \code{object$box}
+#'   \item an estimate of the probability of acceptance, i.e.,
+#'     \code{object$pa}
+#'   \item a summary of the simulated values, via
+#'     \code{summary(object$sim_vals)}
 #' }
 #' @examples
 #' # one-dimensional standard normal ----------------
diff --git a/man/plot.ru.Rd b/man/plot.ru.Rd
index 35d4ef2..a0d0a10 100644
--- a/man/plot.ru.Rd
+++ b/man/plot.ru.Rd
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 \item{n}{A numeric scalar.  Only relevant if \code{x$d = 1} or
   \code{x$d = 2}. The meaning depends on the value of x$d.
 \itemize{
-  \item {For d = 1 : n + 1 is the number of abscissae in the trapezium
-     method used to normalize the density.}
-  \item {For d = 2 : an n by n regular grid is used to contour the density.}
+  \item For d = 1 : n + 1 is the number of abscissae in the trapezium
+     method used to normalize the density.
+  \item For d = 2 : an n by n regular grid is used to contour the density.
 }}
 
 \item{prob}{Numeric vector. Only relevant for \code{d = 2}.  The contour
diff --git a/man/ru.Rd b/man/ru.Rd
index 5b2e921..39f6a89 100644
--- a/man/ru.Rd
+++ b/man/ru.Rd
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ functions \code{phi_to_theta} and \code{log_j}.}
 
 \item{lambda}{Either
 \itemize{
-  \item {A numeric vector.  Box-Cox transformation parameters, or}
-  \item {A list with components}
+  \item A numeric vector.  Box-Cox transformation parameters, or
+  \item A list with components
   \describe{
     \item{lambda}{A numeric vector.  Box-Cox parameters (required).}
     \item{gm}{A numeric vector.  Box-cox scaling parameters (optional).
diff --git a/man/ru_rcpp.Rd b/man/ru_rcpp.Rd
index 51b5d37..e58934c 100644
--- a/man/ru_rcpp.Rd
+++ b/man/ru_rcpp.Rd
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ functions \code{phi_to_theta} and \code{log_j}.}
 
 \item{lambda}{Either
 \itemize{
-  \item {A numeric vector.  Box-Cox transformation parameters, or}
-  \item {A list with components}
+  \item A numeric vector.  Box-Cox transformation parameters, or
+  \item A list with components
   \describe{
     \item{lambda}{A numeric vector.  Box-Cox parameters (required).}
     \item{gm}{A numeric vector.  Box-cox scaling parameters (optional).
diff --git a/man/rust-package.Rd b/man/rust-package.Rd
index 7157ac8..c10beb9 100644
--- a/man/rust-package.Rd
+++ b/man/rust-package.Rd
@@ -24,20 +24,20 @@ The main functions in the rust package are \code{\link{ru}} and
 
 See the following package vignettes for information:
 \itemize{
-  \item{
+  \item
    \href{https://paulnorthrop.github.io/rust/articles/rust-a-vignette.html}{
    Introducing rust} or \code{vignette("rust-a-vignette", package = "rust")}.
-  }
-  \item{
+
+  \item
    \href{https://paulnorthrop.github.io/rust/articles/rust-b-when-to-use-vignette.html}{
    When can rust be used?} or
    \code{vignette("rust-b-when-to-use-vignette", package = "rust")}.
-  }
-  \item{
+
+  \item
    \href{https://paulnorthrop.github.io/rust/articles/rust-c-using-rcpp-vignette.html}{
    Rusting faster: Simulation using Rcpp} or
    \code{vignette("rust-c-using-rcpp-vignette", package = "rust")}.
-  }
+
 }
 }
 \references{
diff --git a/man/summary.ru.Rd b/man/summary.ru.Rd
index b8ca2a5..843a26c 100644
--- a/man/summary.ru.Rd
+++ b/man/summary.ru.Rd
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ For \code{print.lm}: additional optional arguments passed to
 For \code{summary.lm}: a list of the following components from
   \code{object}:
 \itemize{
-  \item {information about the ratio-of-uniforms bounding box, i.e.,
-    \code{object$box}}
-  \item {an estimate of the probability of acceptance, i.e.,
-    \code{object$pa}}
-  \item {a summary of the simulated values, via
-    \code{summary(object$sim_vals)}}
+  \item information about the ratio-of-uniforms bounding box, i.e.,
+    \code{object$box}
+  \item an estimate of the probability of acceptance, i.e.,
+    \code{object$pa}
+  \item a summary of the simulated values, via
+    \code{summary(object$sim_vals)}
 }
 
 For \code{print.summary.ru}: the argument \code{x}, invisibly.