diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 203f49ada..a4f8e8a54 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Changes since version 7.2:
     - Read ATmega324PB and ATmega328PB serial number #1509
     - EEPROM file generates error with 7.2 #1508
     - PGM LED not activated for flash or eeprom write #1514
+    - Adding the Avrdude build version to avrdude.conf #1475
 
   * Pull requests:
 
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ Changes since version 7.2:
     - Review and update LED support #1528
     - Fix SerialUPDI with NVM v3 controller #1531
     - Add bootloader hashes from the Sanguino Arduino repo #1533
+    - Support MinGW cross compiler #1539
+    - Add avrdude_conf_version to grammar #1542 #1547
 
   * Internals: