diff --git a/docs/news.html b/docs/news.html
index b308cd631d..2b9e0426d0 100644
--- a/docs/news.html
+++ b/docs/news.html
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     <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=2014.08-rc1">CHANGES</a>
-    file for details.</p>
+    file for details, and read the
+    <a href="http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2014-August/103972.html">announcement</a>.</p>
 
     <p>Head to the <a href="/downloads/">downloads page</a> to pick up the
     <a href="/downloads/buildroot-2014.08-rc1.tar.bz2">2014.08-rc1