diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b8e36d9e5..219388831 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Each release reports the NEWS in the following sections:
 * Changes to the C interface 
 
 
-Changes in 1.8.1:
+Changes in 1.8.1 (since 1.8.0):
 
 * Changes to the distribution