diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4b1852c61e..94709df750 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,21 @@ This document summarizes the most important changes in the current Zeek
 release. For an exhaustive list of changes, see the ``CHANGES`` file
 (note that submodules, such as Broker, come with their own ``CHANGES``.)
 
+Zeek 5.1.0
+==========
+
+Breaking Changes
+----------------
+
+New Functionality
+-----------------
+
+Changed Functionality
+---------------------
+
+Deprecated Functionality
+------------------------
+
 Zeek 5.0.0
 ==========