diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9d8f5149..b5fc83aa 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ Changes since version 6.4:
     - Assign proper type to msg[] in errstr() #857
     - Fix Arduino retry attempts #855
     - CMake: use CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR to locate avrdude.conf #858
+    - Remove the "safemode" feature. #859
 
   * Internals: