diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 9ee7d9d944..97b226d2ee 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ dev
  * remove gossip message size limit (CASSANDRA-1138)
  * add joining/leaving status to nodetool ring (CASSANDRA-1115)
  * allow multiple repair sessions per node (CASSANDRA-1190)
+ * add dynamic endpoint snitch (CASSANDRA-981)
+ * optimize away MessagingService for local range queries (CASSANDRA-1261)
 
 
 0.6.4
diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index d482bac301..24ff554a1a 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Features
     - keyspace is per-connection in the thrift API instead of per-call
     - optional round-robin scheduling between keyspaces for multitenant
       clusters
+    - dynamic endpoint snitch mitigates the impact of impaired nodes
 
 Configuraton
 ------------