diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 72bae2258c..be99983751 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ Breaking Changes
   metadata to justify the complexity of treating it separate.
 
 - The ``current_event_time()`` builtin function as well as ``Event::Time()``
-  and ``EventMgr::CurrentEventTime()`` now return ``-1.0`` if not timestamp
+  and ``EventMgr::CurrentEventTime()`` now return ``-1.0`` if no timestamp
   metadata is available for the current event, or if no event is being
-  dispatched. Previously this would've likely been 0.0, or the previously
+  dispatched. Previously this would've been 0.0, or the timestamp of the previously
   dispatched event.
 
 - Missing network timestamp metadata on remote events is not set to the local
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ Breaking Changes
 New Functionality
 -----------------
 
+- Generic event metadata support. A new ``EventMetadata`` module was added allowing
+  to register generic event metadata types and accessing the current event's metadata
+  using the functions ``current()`` and ``current_all()`` of this module.
+
 - A new plugin hook, ``HookPublishEvent()``, has been added for intercepting
   publishing of Zeek events. This hook may be used for monitoring purposes,
   modifying or rerouting remote events.