diff --git a/docs/news.html b/docs/news.html
index 91ed85da8e..eff98c2721 100644
--- a/docs/news.html
+++ b/docs/news.html
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     <p>We have a new release candidate! Lots of changes all over the
     tree, see the <a
     href="http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/plain/CHANGES?id=2013.11_rc1">CHANGES</a>
-    file for details.</p>
+    file for details, and read the
+    <a href="http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2013-November/082514.html">announcement</a>.</p>
 
     <p>Head to the <a href="/downloads/">downloads page</a> to pick up the
     <a href="/downloads/buildroot-2013.11-rc1.tar.bz2">2013.11-rc1