diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 0d1abfd852c..b969590f7c3 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -766,6 +766,15 @@ faces in other ways.
 *** The new command 'recenter-current-error', bound to 'l' in Occur or
 compilation buffers, recenters the current displayed occurrence/error.
 
+---
+*** Occur mode may use a different type for 'occur-target' property values.
+The value was previously always a marker set to the start of the first
+match on the line but can now also be a list of (BEGIN . END) pairs
+of markers delimiting each match on the line.
+This is a fully compatible change to the internal occur-mode
+implementation, and code creating their own occur-mode buffers will
+work as before.
+
 ** EIEIO
 
 +++