diff --git a/etc/ChangeLog b/etc/ChangeLog
index a801c52d7eb..41e44be9593 100644
--- a/etc/ChangeLog
+++ b/etc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2015-02-12  Kelvin White  <kwhite@gnu.org>
+
+	* NEWS: Add section to include ERC changes
+
 2015-01-17  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
 
 	* tutorials/TUTORIAL.he: Use u+05f4 HEBREW PUNCTUATION GERSHAYIM
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 584c9bae332..3a071ede8be 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -53,6 +53,23 @@ These emulations of old editors are believed to be no longer relevant
 ---
 *** vi.el, vip.el (try M-x viper instead)
 
+
+* ERC Changes in Emacs 24.5
+
++++
+** `erc-rename-buffers' if non-nil will rename buffers to reflect the
+current network name instead of using SERVER:PORT
+---
+** `erc-version' now follows current emacs version
++++
+** `erc-format-@nick' displays all user modes instead of only op and
+voice
+---
+** `erc-my-nick-prefix-face' and `erc-nick-prefix-face' for changing
+the faces for user mode prefixes
+---
+** display of irc commands in current buffer has been disabled
+
 
 * Installation Changes in Emacs 24.4