diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS
index 357258ced..5e50b96b5 100644
--- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ the attachment.
 
 The new value uses emacs as the application for opening directory.
 
+*** Allowed empty HTML extension
+
+Using =(setq org-html-extension "")= or setting the HTML extension in
+any fashing will produce the expected output, with no trailing period
+to the HTML file.
+
 *** New =org-refile.el= file
 
 Org refile variables and functions have been moved to a new file.