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@@ -609,6 +609,10 @@ state to take effect (making a frame visible, for example).
 
 * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 26.1
 
+---
+** Emacs 26.1 comes with Org v9.1.2.
+See the file ORG-NEWS for user-visible changes in Org.
+
 ---
 ** New function `cl-generic-p'.