diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6680437..34a838e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ This is the change log for the REUSE Specification.
 ### Changed
 
 - `REUSE.toml` files ignored by VCS are not searching for licensing information.
+- `REUSE.toml` is no longer a Covered File.
 
 ### Deprecated
 
diff --git a/site/content/en/spec-3.3.md b/site/content/en/spec-3.3.md
index d09fa16..8be499c 100644
--- a/site/content/en/spec-3.3.md
+++ b/site/content/en/spec-3.3.md
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ equal to all files in a project, with the exception of:
   `.gitignore`).
 - Submodules of the Project's version control system and Meson subprojects. Each
   submodule and Meson subproject is understood as a separate Project.
+- `REUSE.toml` files.
 - The files in the `.reuse/` directory in the root of the Project. This
   directory MUST contain only files relevant for the operation of the REUSE
   Tool.