diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 27dc86727e3..0ac0ee9f843 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -767,6 +767,9 @@ mode in most cases in which Emacs would by default enter that mode.
 This can make things work better for some cases of X forwarding; see the
 docstring for the new option.
 
+** Emacs now comes with Org v9.8.
+See the file "etc/ORG-NEWS" for user-visible changes in Org.
+
 
 * Editing Changes in Emacs 31.1