diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 35a0486dfa2..4934468d018 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ for changes in older Emacs versions.
 You can narrow news to a specific version by calling `view-emacs-news'
 with a prefix argument or by typing C-u C-h C-n.
 
+
+* Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 23.4
+
+** EDE
+
+*** New variable `ede-project-directories'.
+EDE now refuses to automatically load a project file (Project.ede)
+unless the file is in one of the directories specified by this
+variable.  This reduces the risk of inadvertently loading malicious
+project files.  The commands `M-x ede-new' and `M-x ede' now offer to
+save directories to `ede-project-directories'.
+
 
 * Installation Changes in Emacs 23.4