diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ a mistake.
 v0.6 (xxxx-xx-xx)
 -----------------
 
+This is the last release which will be able to load pre-v0.5 traces. Use the
+update utility to convert your old traces now!
+
 - Dropped support for pre-v0.4 traces.
 - Major memory usage decrease.
 - Significant network bandwidth decrease.