diff --git a/web/news.txt b/web/news.txt
index af44f91a1f..c515e2ec2c 100644
--- a/web/news.txt
+++ b/web/news.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ News
     should be used instead.
   - ``nim idetools`` has been replaced by a separate tool `nimsuggest`_.
   - *arrow like* operators are not right associative anymore.
+  - *arrow like* operators are now required to start with ``=`` or ``-`` in
+    addition to end with ``>``. Examples of arrow like operators that continue
+    to work are: ``->``, ``==>``, ``=+>``. On the other hand, the following
+    operators are now considered regular operators: ``|>``, ``+->``, etc.
   - Typeless parameters are now only allowed in templates and macros. The old
     way turned out to be too error-prone.
   - The 'addr' and 'type' operators are now parsed as unary function