--- a/NEWS	Fri Aug 15 04:39:39 2008 +0000
+++ b/NEWS	Fri Aug 15 14:46:36 2008 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 Pidgin and Finch: The Pimpin' Penguin IM Clients That're Good for the Soul
 
+2.5.0 (08/15/2008):
+	Daniel: Lots of good stuff in this release.  Lots of people have worked
+	very hard on the updated MSN protocol, and it's finally time to bring
+	it to the world!  There are myriad bugfixes, including some important
+	ones so you should be sure to update.
+
 2.4.3 (07/01/2008):
 	Richard: This release includes important bug fixes.  I'm just cutting
 	the release.  Thank you to the real heroes who did the fixing!