diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 75f991117..d12d31c30 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -360,6 +360,14 @@ scm_tc7_lvector
 There is now only a single symbol type scm_tc7_symbol.
 The tag scm_tc7_lvector was not used anyway.
 
+** Deprecated function:  scm_make_smob_type_mfpe, scm_set_smob_mfpe.
+
+Use scm_make_smob_type and scm_set_smob_XXX instead.
+
+** New function scm_set_smob_apply.
+
+This can be used to set an apply function to a smob type.
+
 
 Changes since Guile 1.3.4:
 
diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index 1e2caf3b3..2a3c6a22d 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ In release 1.6:
 - remove deprecated functions:
     eval.c: scm_eval2, scm_eval_3
     load.c: scm_read_and_eval_x
+    smob.c: scm_make_smob_type_mfpe, scm_set_smob_mfpe
 - remove deprecated procedures:
     boot-9.scm:eval-in-module
 - remove deprecated macros: SCM_OUTOFRANGE, SCM_NALLOC, SCM_HUP_SIGNAL,