diff --git a/web/news.txt b/web/news.txt
index 0b28c29bf6..8730b631e8 100644
--- a/web/news.txt
+++ b/web/news.txt
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ News
   - Array and seq indexing can now use the builtin ``^`` operator to access
     things from backwards: ``a[^1]`` is like Python's ``a[-1]``.
 
+  - A single underscore can now be used to discard values when unpacking tuples.
+
 
   Library additions
   -----------------