diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index cb1e5b9f886..477b273021b 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1165,6 +1165,9 @@ for Autoconf, selected automatically.
 *** crm.el provides a facility to read multiple strings from the 
 minibuffer with completion.
 
+*** todo-mode.el provides management of TODO lists and integration
+with the diary features.
+
 ** Withdrawn packages
 
 *** mldrag.el has been removed.  mouse.el provides the same
@@ -1181,6 +1184,7 @@ Note that +++ before an item means the Lisp manual has been updated.
 When you add a new item, please add it without either +++ or ---
 so I will know I still need to look at it -- rms.
 
++++
 ** If the APPEND argument of `write-region' is an integer, it seeks to
 that offset in the file before writing.