diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9d8a154b..ddf8d37e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
   PACKAGE_TARNAME, PACKAGE_VERSION, PACKAGE_STRING, and
   PACKAGE_BUGREPORT.
 
+- AC_INIT
+  Admits a fourth optional parameter: the tar name.
+
 - AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS, HEADERS, FILES, LINKS.
   Provide the user with srcdir, ac_srcdir, ac_top_srcdir, ac_builddir,
   ac_top_builddir, ac_abs_srcdir, ac_abs_top_srcdir, ac_abs_builddir,