diff --git a/binutils/NEWS b/binutils/NEWS
index 7c9d7bef30b024bdb03bc0d86b1ffbc1506ffe66..5cae569e1d9435d0bf84dccbd4823170472cd5e7 100644
--- a/binutils/NEWS
+++ b/binutils/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 -*- text -*-
 
+* Add support for the Armv8.1-M Mainline and M-profile Vector Extension (MVE)
+  instructions.
+
 * The separate debug info file options of readelf (--debug-dump=links
   and --debug-dump=follow) and objdump (--dwarf=links and
   --dwarf=follow-links) will now display and/or follow multiple links if
diff --git a/gas/NEWS b/gas/NEWS
index 3903c383c191428f0e39cf4a036d8d6243e2552f..ff88fe900146b57e38fde5bbbc389cd803cc7147 100644
--- a/gas/NEWS
+++ b/gas/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 -*- text -*-
 
+* Add support for the Armv8.1-M Mainline and M-profile Vector Extension (MVE)
+  instructions.
+
 * For MIPS, Add -m[no-]fix-loongson3-llsc option to fix (or not) Loongson3 LLSC
   Errata.  Add a --enable-mips-fix-loongson3-llsc=[yes|no] configure time option
   to set the default behavior. Set the default if the configure option is not used