diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS
index 778761f9c..76ceefef7 100644
--- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ Now ~=...=~ markup uses ~@samp{}~ instead of ~@verb{}~.  You can use
 ~@verb{}~ again by customizing the variable.
 *** Texinfo exports example blocks as ~@example~
 *** Texinfo exports inline src blocks as ~@code{}~
+*** Texinfo default table markup is ~@asis~
+It used to be ~@samp~ but ~@asis~ is neutral and, therefore, more
+suitable as a default value.
 *** ~org-parse-time-string~ accepts a new optional argument
 =ZONE= specifies the current time zone.