diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ strongswan-4.4.1
 - The ipsec pool tool manages arbitrary configuration attributes stored
   in an SQL database. ipsec pool --help gives the details.
 
+- The new eap-simaka-sql plugin acts as a backend for EAP-SIM and EAP-AKA,
+  reading triplets/quintuplets from an SQL database.
+
 
 strongswan-4.4.0
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