diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 711ee207c..30e98ffcd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ What's new in Sudo 1.9.0
 
  * Fixed a test failure in the strsig_test regress test on FreeBSD.
 
+ * The maximum length of a conversation reply has been increased
+   from 255 to 1023 characters.  This allows for longer user passwords.
+   Bug #860.
+
  * Sudo now includes a logging daemon, sudo_logsrvd, which can be
    used to implement centralized logging of I/O logs.  TLS connections
    are supported when sudo is configured with the --enable-openssl
@@ -117,6 +121,10 @@ What's new in Sudo 1.9.0
    function to write to the standard output or standard error instead
    of the terminal device.
 
+ * Fixed a bug where if a #include or #includedir directive was the
+   last line in sudoers and there was no final newline character, it
+   was silently ignored.  Bug #917.
+
  * It is now possible to use "Cmd_Alias" instead of "Cmnd_Alias" for
    people who find the former more natural.