diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6ceedb98a..7eaa690af 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1878,6 +1878,13 @@ BUGS FIXED:
 
 
 
+Stable release 2.4.1 (1 August 2005)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+(The notes for this release have been lost.  Sorry!  It would have
+contained various bug fixes but no new features.)
+
+
+
 Stable release 2.4.0 (March 2005) -- CHANGES RELATIVE TO 2.2.0
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 2.4.0 brings many significant changes and bug fixes.  The most