diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index d1d541cbc2..10c25b7da5 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ Upgrading
 Thrift API
 ----------
     - The Cassandra server now defaults to framed mode, rather than
-      unframed.  Unframed is obsolete and will be removed in the future.
+      unframed.  Unframed is obsolete and will be removed in the next
+      major release.
     - The Cassandra Thrift interface file has been updated for Thrift 0.5.
       If you are compiling your own client code from the interface, you
       will need to upgrade the Thrift compiler to match.