diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2057f05a99..68aacd3230 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ Trunk (not on release branches yet)
   driver stacks.
   --> Expected: 1.3
 
+- Better handling of ECONNABORTED from connect on Linux.  Thanks to
+  Bob Soliday for noticing the problem; thanks to Brian Barrett for
+  submitting a patch.
+  --> Expected 1.2.5
+- Reduce extraneous output from OOB when TCP connections must
+  be retried.  Thanks to Brian Barrett for submitting a patch.
+  --> Expected 1.2.5
 - Fixed minor file descriptor leak in the Altix timer code.  Thanks to
   Paul Hargrove for noticing the problem and supplying the fix.
   --> Expected 1.2.5