diff --git a/share/xml/news.xml b/share/xml/news.xml
index 61d2a1b635..1c3e9c5309 100644
--- a/share/xml/news.xml
+++ b/share/xml/news.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@
     <month>
       <name>9</name>
 
+      <day>
+	<name>11</name>
+
+	<event>
+	  <p>New committer:
+	  <a href="mailto:leres@FreeBSD.org">Craig Leres</a>
+	  (ports)</p>
+	</event>
+      </day>
+
       <day>
 	<name>9</name>