diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c503c50237..e90224d254 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ The API is subject to change and not guaranteed to be compatible
 with the later release.
 USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.  NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PRODUCTION USE!
 
+* Accept empty values for VPN data items and secrets.
+* nmcli: support backslash escape sequences for vpn.data, vpn.secrets,
+  bond.options, and ethernet.s390-options.
+
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 NetworkManager-1.22
 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-1.20